FERRET FOOD CHART All Foods are given a ranking in points, and point ranges are divided into tiers. Green Tier: Excellent Foods that a ferret can thrive on.* These all have a minimum of 40% protein. Most of them are grain-free and provide a promise of at least 75% animal ingredients. Blue Tier: Solidly good foods. Most of them meet a ferret's basic requirements for protein and do so without using meat by-products. Orange Tier: A ferret could certainly live on these foods, but I would not personally expect them to thrive. I would recommend switching or mixing with a higher quality food. Red Tier: Foods that I would personally NOT consider to be suitable for a ferret. *note that Epigen cat/dog is an exception that has excellent protein levels, but does not contain enough fat for a ferret to thrive on (it is 11-12% fat) and is thus recommended as a treat or 'mixer' only. Points Name Type Protein Fat Fiber First 6 ingredients chicken 58.3 dry 60% 20% 3.5% chicken chicken meal chicken fat gelatin apples Wysong Ferret Epigen giblets 90 56.59 Innova EVO cat and dry 50.2% 22.53% 1.39% turkey chicken meal chicken herring meal chicken fat peas kitten 56.59 dry 50.2% 22.53% 1.39% turkey chicken meal chicken herring meal chicken fat peas Innova EVO ferret chicken pork protein 55.29 dry 55% 24% 4% poultry fat soybean oil fish oil herring meal Young Again Zero Carb meal concentrate Cat chicken de-boned de-boned 54.66 dry 48% 18% 1.5% duck meal turkey meal salmon meal Go! Fit and Free meal chicken turkey Wysong Epigen 90 chicken 54.22 dry 60% 12% 3.5% chicken chicken meal chicken fat gelatin apples [RECOMMENDED AS giblets MIXER ONLY] deboned deboned 52.62 dry 42.0% 20.0% 2.5% chicken meal turkey meal chicken liver herring meal Orijen Cat chicken salmon deboned whitefish deboned 51.63 dry 45% 18% 3% herring meal chicken meal peas Wellness CORE Kitten turkey meal chicken deboned deboned whitefish 51.63 dry 45% 18% 3% chicken meal herring meal peas Wellness CORE cat turkey chicken meal Wysong Epigen chicken vegetable 50.96 dry 60% 11% 3.5% chicken chicken meal poultry fat egg [RECOMMENDED AS giblets protein MIXER ONLY] 50.1 Natures Variety Instinct dry 40% 20% 2.5% duck meal turkey meal chicken meal herring meal chicken fat tapioca Duck and Turkey 49.59 Instinct Rawboost Duck dry 42% 17% 2.8% duck meal turkey meal chicken meal herring meal chicken fat tapioca and Turkey chicken chicken 48.72 dry 50% 22% 2.8% chicken fat tapioca salmon meal pumpkin seeds Instinct Rawboost meal flavor Chicken chicken chicken 48.72 dry 50% 22% 2.8% chicken fat tapioca salmon meal pumpkin seeds Natures Variety Instinct meal flavor Chicken 48.6 Natures Variety Instinct dry 40% 20% 2.4% rabbit meal chicken meal salmon meal herring meal tapioca chicken fat Rabbit chicken pork protein tomato 48.22 dry 50% 22% 4% poultry fat potato starch herring meal Young Again 50 22 Cat meal concentrate pomace chicken pork protein 47.22 dry 50% 22% 5% potato starch poultry fat soybean oil grape seed oil Natural Gold Ferret meal concentrate Food chicken pork protein tomato 47.22 dry 50% 22% 5% poultry fat potato starch cellulose Young Again Ferret meal concentrate pomace 46.12 dry 40% 22% 3% turkey chicken chicken meal rice barley chicken fat Innova Kitten deboned 45.6 dry 40% 20% 3.5% chicken meal turkey meal potato starch fish meal fish oil BLUE Wilderness Kitten chicken deboned 45.08 dry 40% 18% 3.5% chicken meal turkey meal potato starch fish meal chicken fat BLUE Wilderness Duck duck deboned 45.08 dry 40% 18% 3.5% chicken meal turkey meal potato starch fish meal chicken fat BLUE Wilderness chicken Chicken cracked 45.06 Chicken Soup for the dry 34% 22% 4% chicken chicken meal turkey meal chicken fat pearled white rice Kitten Lovers Soul barley boneless 44.55 dry 35% 20% 2.5% lamb meal salmon meal russet potato herring meal chicken meal Acana Cat Grasslands lamb 44.06 dry 36% 20% 2.5% turkey chicken meal chicken potatoes egg barley Innova Cat and Kitten chicken dried potato 44.06 dry 38% 18% 2.5% chicken chicken fat salmon meal natural flavors Serengeti Cat meal product 43.12 dry 42% 20% 3.5% chicken chicken meal peas turkey flaxseed pea fiber Innova PRIME Cat deboned 43.08 dry 40% 18% 3.5% chicken meal turkey meal potato starch peas chicken fat BLUE Wilderness salmon Salmon Chicken Dried Egg 42.58 dry 38% 20% 2.8% Brown Rice Chicken Fat Lamb Meal Chicken Digest Drs Foster and Smith Meal Product Ferret chicken 42.11 dry 45% 16% 3% chicken chicken meal ground rice chicken fat raisin juice 8 in 1 ULTIMATE digest Crunchy chicken 42.09 dry 37% 22% 1.5% rice flour egg product chicken fat catfish meal wheat flour Path Valley Farm PVF meal Crunchy Chicken potato 41.59 dry 39% 20% 1.5% turkey meal lamb potatoes peas Felidae pureELEMENTS meal protein chicken chicken 41.16 dry 46% 20% 3% potatoes canola oil chicken salmon oil Solid Gold Indigo Moon meal flavor chicken 41.1 dry 40% 20% 2% chicken fat ground wheat wheat flour chicken egg product Zupreem Premium meal Ferret deboned dehydrated dehydrated 41.04 dry 36.0% 18.0% 3.0% chicken meal turkey meal chicken fat Before Grain Tuna Cat tuna potato sweet potato deboned dehydrated dehydrated 41.04 Before Grain Chicken dry 36.0% 18.0% 3.0% chicken meal turkey meal chicken fat chicken potato sweet potato Cat salmon dehydrated dehydrated 41.04 Before Grain Salmon dry 36.0% 18.0% 3.0% chicken meal turkey meal chicken fat meal potato sweet potato Cat 40.06 dry 34% 22% 3% chicken chicken meal brown rice chicken fat oatmeal fish meal Premium Edge Kitten Professional Kitten 40.06 dry 34% 22% 3% chicken chicken meal ground rice chicken fat pea protein egg product Chicken and Rice Formula dried egg 40.05 dry 35% 20% 1.75% turkey meal brown rice poultry fat catfish meal rice flour Totally Ferret Turkey product Venison and Lamb cracked 40.02 dry 34% 18% 3% chicken chicken meal egg product pearled ground rice chicken fat 4Health Cat barley chicken 39.6 dry 38% 22% 1.5% rice flour egg product chicken fat wheat flour dried beet pulp Triple F Farms Ferret meal Food chicken wheat chicken by- ground flax 39.59 dry 36% 23% 3% chicken fat brewers rice L Avian Plus Ferret meal middlings product meal seed chicken 39.52 dry 32.51% 20.48% 1.67% brown rice chicken chicken fat herring meal flaxseed HealthWise Cat N Kitten meal Dry Food chicken by- 39.06 dry 38% 18% 4% chicken herring meal corn oatmeal cod fish Marshall products cracked 39 Chicken Soup for the dry 30% 20% 4% chicken chicken meal pearled chicken fat turkey meal white rice Cat Lovers Soul barley corn protein 38.6 dry 40% 20% 3% chicken chicken meal brewers rice poultry fat fish meal All Living Things Ferret concentrate Daily Diet chicken & chicken liver vitamins & 38.1 dry 40% 20% 2% chicken whole rice herring meal whole egg Vitalin Ferret & sugar beet minerals meat meal chicken ground whole corn gluten whole ground 38.08 dry 36% 22% 3% chicken fat herring meal AvoDerm Kitten meal grain corn meal brown rice Chicken Ground Ground 38.05 dry 35% 20% 3% Chicken Poultry fat Ground Corn Wysong Archetypal-2 Giblets Brown Rice Wheat pearled 38.04 dry 34% 20% 3.5% duck chicken meal white rice salmon meal chicken fat Fromm Kitten Gold barley Chicken by- dried egg 37.58 dry 36% 22% 1.5% product Rice flour chicken fat poultry fat wheat flour Totally Ferret Active product Show Pet meal tomato 37.06 dry 38% 18% 3% chicken chicken meal rice flour canola oil natural flavor Simply Nourish Kitten pomace chicken 36.54 dry 34% 20% 4% ground barley chicken fat ground oats chicken chicken livers By Nature Kitten meal Formula chicken ground brown dried beet dried egg 36.54 dry 33% 21% 3% chicken fat catfish meal Lifes Abundance Cat meal rice pulp product chicken by- 36.51 dry 34% 17% 3% chicken herring meal corn oatmeal cod fish Marshall Senior products chicken corn gluten 36.33 dry 34% 24% 3.5% rice chicken fat chicken corn Royal Canin Babycat 34 meal meal ground whole 36.3 dry 36% 19% 3% turkey meal turkey fat fish meal turkey gravy potato protein James Wellbeloved wheat natural ferret food chicken by- poultry by- dried egg 36.06 Iams Premium dry 34% 22% 3% chicken corn meal animal fat product meal product meal product Protection Kitten deboned whole ground 36.06 dry 36% 20% 3.5% chicken meal ground barley oatmeal chicken fat BLUE Kitten chicken brown rice 36.02 California Natural Cat dry 36% 16% 1.5% chicken chicken meal brown rice rice chicken fat natural flavors and Kitten food 35.6 dry 38% 22% 3.5% poultry meal poultry fat ground maize dried egg brewers rice dried beet pulp Living World Ferret cracked Chicken 35.52 dry 32% 20% 2.5% brown rice chicken fat egg product pearled peas Felidae Chicken Meal meal and Rice Formula barley chicken 35.52 dry 34% 18% 3% chicken brown rice barley oatmeal chicken fat Natural Balance Ultra meal Premium Cat Food chicken corn gluten 35.29 8 in 1 ULTIMATE Soft- dry 36% 18% 3.6% chicken rice flour soy flour poultry fat meal meal Moist deboned 35.04 dry 36% 18% 3% chicken meal rice ground barley ground rice chicken fat Wellness Kitten chicken pearled 35.01 dry 32% 19% 3.5% chicken chicken meal white rice chicken broth sweet potatoes Fromm Chicken A La barley Veg Cat deboned tomato 34.81 Wellness CORE Cat dry 38% 18% 6% turkey meal peas potato protein canola oil Turkey and Duck turkey pomace Formula corn protein 34.79 dry 34% 20% 3% chicken chicken meal brewers rice poultry fat ground corn Authority Kitten concentrate chicken sweet potato 34.6 dry 42% 18% 3% peas chicken fat salmon Zupreem Grain-Free meal potatoes protein Ferret chicken by- dried beet dried egg 34.58 dry 36% 22% 2.5% chicken