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Eukanuba vs Orijen: which dry food wins for cats?
Eukanuba B (78/100) vs Orijen A (94/100). Orijen leads by 16 points on the PetFoodRate methodology. Full ingredient and sub-score breakdown.
Kitten Healthy Start
- Top ingredients
- 1 chicken dehydrated
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Cat & Kitten
- Top ingredients
- 1 fresh chicken 20%
- 2 chicken dehydrated 15%
- 3 turkey 8%
- 4 salmon 5%
- 5 chicken fat
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Orijen wins: 94/100 (Excellent) against 78/100 for Eukanuba.
5-dimension score breakdown
PetFoodRate scores every product on five independent dimensions. Here's how Eukanuba and Orijen compare on each one.
| Dimension | Eukanuba | Orijen |
|---|---|---|
| Proteins | B | A |
| Nutrition balance | A | A |
| Undesirables | A | A |
| Transparency | D | A |
| Adaptability | B | A |
| Total score | 78/100 | 94/100 |
Scores are deterministic and based on ingredient composition only. Read our full methodology to understand how each dimension is weighted.
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