Ferret Food Chart

Ferret Epigen 90 moves conventional dry extruded ferret foods much closer to the high protein meat-based, starchless foods carnivores are genetically designed for and is the first dry diet/kibble ferret food that is Starch Free.

The Food Chart Score
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.
_{*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.}
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.

Important Tips

• If you’re entirely new to ferret nutrition and would like a crash course to help understand this logic, visit our Ferret Nutrition for Newbies- Where to Start page.
• While we believe that high quality kitten foods are ferret-suitable (especially compared to some of the low-end ferret foods out there), there are also people who don’t. If you’re not comfortable feeding cat food, don’t do it. You can scroll down to the bottom of the page to disclude cat foods or change the chart’s scoring system if you disagree with our scoring setup.
• I’m not a vet, so please consider my word to be professional medical advice. Read our full disclaimer here.
• DON’T feed only one food. Pick 2 or 3 foods and mix them or rotate (read why here).
• Whole prey or raw meat is generally regarded as the very best diet, I recommend checking it out before making any decisions.
  _{Each food is updated individually for formula changes. The oldest entry shown here was last updated on January 13, 2012.}

  Points	Name	Type	Protein	Fat	Fiber	First 6 ingredients
  56.8	Wysong Ferret Epigen 90	dry	60%	20%	3.5%	chicken meal	chicken	chicken giblets	beet pulp	chicken fat	gelatin
  56.59	Innova EVO cat and kitten	dry	50.2%	22.53%	1.39%	turkey	chicken meal	chicken	herring meal	chicken fat	peas
  56.59	Innova EVO ferret	dry	50.2%	22.53%	1.39%	turkey	chicken meal	chicken	herring meal	chicken fat	peas
  55.29	Young Again Zero Carb Cat	dry	55%	24%	4%	chicken meal	pork protein concentrate	poultry fat	soybean oil	fish oil	herring meal
  55.22	Wysong Epigen 90 [RECOMMENDED AS MIXER ONLY]	dry	60%	12%	3.5%	chicken	chicken meal	chicken fat	chicken giblets	gelatin	apples
  54.66	Go! Fit and Free	dry	48%	18%	1.5%	chicken meal	deboned chicken	deboned turkey	duck meal	turkey meal	salmon meal
  52.62	Orijen Cat	dry	42.0%	20.0%	3%	boneless chicken	chicken meal	chicken liver	herring	boneless turkey	turkey meal
  51.63	Wellness CORE Kitten	dry	45%	18%	3%	deboned turkey	whitefish meal	deboned chicken	herring meal	chicken meal	peas
  51.63	Wellness CORE cat	dry	45%	18%	3%	deboned turkey	deboned chicken	chicken meal	whitefish meal	herring meal	peas
  51.6	Orijen Cat Regional Red	dry	40%	20%	3%	boneless wild boar	boneless lamb	boneless beef	beef liver	boneless pork	herring
  50.96	Wysong Epigen [RECOMMENDED AS MIXER ONLY]	dry	60%	11%	3.5%	chicken	chicken meal	chicken giblets	vegetable protein	poultry fat	egg
  49.85	Instinct Rawboost Duck and Turkey	dry	41.5%	18%	3%	duck meal	turkey meal	chicken meal	herring meal	chicken fat	tapioca
  48.6	Instinct Rabbit	dry	40%	20%	5%	rabbit meal	chicken meal	salmon meal	herring meal	tapioca	chicken fat
  48.6	Instinct Rawboost Rabbit	dry	40%	20%	5%	rabbit meal	chicken meal	salmon meal	herring meal	tapioca	chicken fat
  48.57	Instinct Duck and Turkey	dry	40%	17%	2.5%	duck meal	turkey meal	chicken meal	herring meal	chicken fat	tapioca
  48.22	Young Again 50 22 Cat	dry	50%	22%	4%	chicken meal	pork protein concentrate	poultry fat	potato starch	tomato pomace	herring meal
  47.22	Young Again Ferret	dry	50%	22%	5%	chicken meal	pork protein concentrate	poultry fat	potato starch	tomato pomace	cellulose
  47.22	Natural Gold Ferret Food	dry	50%	22%	5%	chicken meal	pork protein concentrate	potato starch	poultry fat	soybean oil	grape seed oil
  46.68	Instinct Chicken	dry	49%	19%	2.8%	chicken meal	chicken fat	tapioca	salmon meal	chicken flavor	pumpkin seeds
  46.68	Instinct Rawboost Chicken	dry	49%	19%	2.8%	chicken meal	chicken fat	tapioca	salmon meal	chicken flavor	pumpkin seeds
  46.12	Innova Kitten	dry	40%	22%	3%	turkey	chicken	chicken meal	rice	barley	chicken fat
  45.6	BLUE Wilderness Kitten	dry	40%	20%	3.5%	deboned chicken	chicken meal	turkey meal	potato starch	fish meal	fish oil
  45.06	Chicken Soup for the Kitten Lovers Soul	dry	34%	22%	4%	chicken	chicken meal	turkey meal	chicken fat	cracked pearled barley	white rice
  44.55	Acana Cat Grasslands	dry	35%	20%	2.5%	boneless lamb	lamb meal	salmon meal	russet potato	herring meal	chicken meal
  44.06	Innova Cat and Kitten	dry	36%	20%	2.5%	turkey	chicken meal	chicken	potatoes	egg	barley
  43.58	BLUE Wilderness Chicken	dry	40%	18%	3.5%	deboned chicken	chicken meal	turkey meal	potato starch	fish meal	peas
  43.58	BLUE Wilderness Duck	dry	40%	18%	3.5%	deboned duck	chicken meal	turkey meal	potato starch	fish meal	peas
  43.12	Innova PRIME Cat	dry	42%	20%	3.5%	chicken	chicken meal	peas	turkey	flaxseed	pea fiber
  42.09	Path Valley Farm PVF Crunchy	dry	37%	22%	1.5%	chicken meal	rice flour	egg product	chicken fat	catfish meal	wheat flour
  42.08	Simply Nourish Source Cat	dry	40%	18%	5.5%	chicken	chicken meal	turkey meal	dried potatoes	dried peas	canola oil
  41.33	Merrick Purrfect Bistro Kitten	dry	41%	17%	%	deboned chicken	chicken meal	turkey meal	dried potatoes	peas	potato protein
  41.08	Drs Foster and Smith Ferret	dry	38%	20%	2.5%	chicken meal	brown rice	chicken fat	dried egg product	natural flavor	lamb meal
  41.08	BLUE Wilderness Salmon	dry	40%	18%	3.5%	deboned salmon	chicken meal	turkey meal	potato starch	pea protein	peas
  41.04	Serengeti Cat	dry	36%	18%	2.5%	chicken	herring	chicken liver	peas	garbanzo beans	chicken fat
  41.04	Before Grain Salmon Cat	dry	36.0%	18.0%	3.0%	salmon meal	chicken meal	dehydrated potato	turkey meal	chicken fat	dehydrated sweet potato
  41.04	Before Grain Chicken Cat	dry	36.0%	18.0%	3.0%	deboned chicken	chicken meal	dehydrated potato	turkey meal	chicken fat	dehydrated sweet potato
  41.04	Before Grain Tuna Cat	dry	36.0%	18.0%	3.0%	deboned tuna	chicken meal	dehydrated potato	turkey meal	chicken fat	dehydrated sweet potato
  40.53	Canidae PURE Elements Cat	dry	35%	18%	3%	chicken	chicken meal	turkey meal	potatoes	peas	chicken fat
  40.06	Premium Edge Kitten	dry	34%	22%	3%	chicken	chicken meal	brown rice	chicken fat	oatmeal	fish meal
  40.05	Totally Ferret Turkey Venison and Lamb	dry	35%	20%	1.75%	turkey meal	dried egg product	brown rice	poultry fat	catfish meal	rice flour
  40.02	4Health Cat	dry	34%	18%	3%	chicken	chicken meal	egg product	cracked pearled barley	ground rice	chicken fat
  39.6	Triple F Farms Ferret Food	dry	38%	22%	1.5%	chicken meal	rice flour	egg product	chicken fat	wheat flour	dried beet pulp
  39.52	HealthWise Cat N Kitten Dry Food	dry	32.51%	20.48%	1.67%	chicken meal	brown rice	chicken	chicken fat	herring meal	flaxseed
  38.85	Zupreem Premium Ferret	dry	40%	20%	2%	chicken meal	wheat flour	chicken fat	potato protein	chicken	dried egg product
  38.8	James Wellbeloved Ferret	dry	36%	19%	2.5%	turkey	wheat	turkey fat	whitefish meal	turkey digest	potato protein
  38.66	Solid Gold Indigo Moon	dry	46%	20%	3%	chicken meal	potatoes	canola oil	chicken	pea protein	natural flavor
  38.58	Totally Ferret Active Show Pet	dry	36%	22%	1.5%	chicken meal	rice flour	dried egg product	chicken fat	wheat flour	corn meal
  38.05	Wysong Archetypal-2	dry	35%	20%	3%	Chicken	Chicken Giblets	Poultry fat	Ground Brown Rice	Ground Wheat	Ground Corn
  38.04	Fromm Kitten Gold	dry	34%	20%	3.5%	duck	chicken meal	pearled barley	white rice	salmon meal	chicken fat
  37.31	Professional Kitten Chicken and Rice Formula	dry	34%	22%	3%	chicken	chicken meal	white rice	peas	chicken fat	potato protein
  37.28	Marshall Carnivore Plus	dry	42.35%	18%	4.76%	chicken by-products	pea flour	chicken	menhaden fish meal	dried beet pulp	brewers dried yeast
  37.08	AvoDerm Kitten	dry	36%	22%	3%	chicken meal	chicken fat	whole ground brown rice	whole ground white rice	peas	dried egg product
  37.06	Simply Nourish Kitten	dry	38%	18%	3%	chicken	chicken meal	rice flour	canola oil	natural flavor	tomato pomace
  37.05	Acana Cat Prarie	dry	35%	20%	3%	chicken meal	russet potato	boneless chicken	boneless walleye	whitefish meal	peas
  37.04	Evolve Kitten Formula	dry	34%	20%	4%	chicken	chicken meal	ground brown rice	rice flour	chicken fat	natural flavor
  36.59	Eukanuba Kitten	dry	36%	23%	2.5%	chicken	chicken by-product meal	corn meal	corn grits	dried egg product	dried beet pulp
  36.56	Marshall	dry	38%	18%	3.5%	chicken by-products	herring meal	corn	cod fish	dried beet pulp	brewers dried yeast
  36.54	Lifes Abundance Cat	dry	33%	21%	3%	chicken meal	ground brown rice	chicken fat	dried beet pulp	dried egg product	catfish meal
  36.54	Blackwood Kitten	dry	33%	21%	3%	chicken meal	brown rice	chicken fat	millet	egg product	herring meal
  36.54	By Nature Kitten Formula	dry	34%	20%	4%	chicken meal	ground barley	chicken fat	ground oats	chicken	chicken livers
  36.51	Marshall Senior	dry	34%	17%	3%	chicken by-products	chicken	herring meal	corn	oatmeal	cod fish
  36.11	8 in 1 ULTIMATE Crunchy	dry	45%	16%	3%	chicken meal	ground rice	chicken	chicken fat	raisin juice	banana
  36.06	BLUE Kitten	dry	36%	20%	3.5%	deboned chicken	chicken meal	whole ground brown rice	ground barley	oatmeal	chicken fat
  36.02	California Natural Cat and Kitten food	dry	36%	16%	1.5%	chicken	chicken meal	brown rice	rice	chicken fat	natural flavors
  35.6	Vitalin Ferret	dry	40%	20%	2%	chicken & chicken meat meal	whole rice	chicken fat	fish meal	rice protein	sugar beet
  35.56	Iams Premium Protection Kitten	dry	34%	22%	3%	chicken	corn meal	chicken by-product meal	poultry by-product meal	chicken fat	dried beet pulp
  35.52	Natural Balance Ultra Premium Cat Food	dry	34%	18%	3%	chicken meal	chicken	brown rice	barley	oatmeal	chicken fat
  35.52	Felidae Chicken Meal and Rice Formula	dry	32%	20%	2.5%	Chicken meal	brown rice	chicken fat	egg product	cracked pearled barley	peas
  35.29	8 in 1 ULTIMATE Soft-Moist	dry	36%	18%	3.6%	chicken meal	chicken	rice flour	soy flour	poultry fat	corn gluten meal
  35.01	Fromm Chicken A La Veg Cat	dry	32%	19%	3.5%	chicken	chicken meal	pearled barley	white rice	chicken broth	sweet potatoes
  34.81	Wellness CORE Cat Turkey and Duck Formula	dry	38%	18%	6%	deboned turkey	turkey meal	peas	potato protein	canola oil	tomato pomace
  34.79	All Living Things Ferret Daily Diet	dry	34%	20%	3%	chicken	chicken meal	brewers rice	corn protein concentrate	poultry fat	ground corn
  34.79	Authority Kitten	dry	34%	20%	3%	chicken	chicken meal	brewers rice	corn protein concentrate	poultry fat	ground corn
  34.6	Zupreem Grain-Free Ferret	dry	42%	18%	3%	chicken meal	sweet potatoes	peas	chicken fat	potato protein	salmon
  34.56	PRO PAC Cat Kitten	dry	34%	22%	3%	chicken meal	rice	ground corn	chicken fat	dried egg	beet pulp
  34.55	Eukanuba Adult Lamb and Rice Formula	dry	34%	21%	2.5%	chicken	chicken by-product meal	corn meal	corn grits	Lamb	Brewers Rice
  34.54	Iams Kitten	dry	33%	21%	3%	chicken	corn meal	chicken by-product meal	animal fat	dried beet pulp	dried egg product
  34.53	Wellness Kitten	dry	36%	17%	3%	deboned chicken	chicken meal	rice	ground barley	ground rice	chicken fat
  34.52	Holistic Select Cat and Kitten	dry	32%	20%	2.8%	chicken meal	ground brown rice	chicken fat	oatmeal	anchovy & sardine meal	flaxseed
  34.36	Nutro Natural Choice Kitten	dry	43%	18%	3%	chicken meal	corn gluten meal	ground rice	chicken fat	wheat flour	herring meal
  34.02	Go! Refresh and Renew	dry	32%	20%	2.5%	chicken meal	deboned chicken	whole brown rice	whole white rice	oatmeal	chicken fat
  34.01	Halo Spots Stew Grain-Free Cat	dry	33%	18%	6.5%	chicken	eggs	pea protein	vegetable broth	chicken fat	peas
  33.54	Marshall Select	dry	36%	18%	4%	chicken	chicken by-products	chicken by-product meal	corn meal	dried beet pulp	cane molasses
  33.53	Kaytee FortiDiet Ferret	dry	35%	18%	4%	poultry meal	fish meal	pork fat	soy flour	kibbled corn	dried beet pulp
  33.3	Eagle Pack Kitten	dry	34%	21%	3.8%	chicken meal	ground brown rice	chicken fat	corn gluten meal	ground yellow corn	anchovy & sardine meal
  32.85	Taste of the Wild feline	dry	42%	18%	3%	chicken meal	peas	sweet potatoes	chicken fat	pea protein	potato protein
  32.58	Purina ONE Healthy Kitten Formula	dry	40%	18%	2.5%	chicken	chicken by-product meal	corn gluten meal	brewers rice	soybean meal	animal fat
  32.55	Science Selective Ferret	dry	36%	19%	2%	poultry by-product meal	whole wheat	chicken fat	fish meal	turkey meal	dried beet pulp
  32.34	Pro Plan Dry Kitten Food	dry	41%	18%	3%	chicken	brewers rice	corn gluten meal	chicken by-product	animal fat	soybean meal
  32	Holistic Blend Chicken and Salmon Feline	dry	32%	18%	3%	chicken meal	whole brown rice	whole barley	chicken fat	chicken	chicken flavor
  31.77	Sunscription Vita Prima Ferret	dry	36%	16%	4.5%	porcine meat and bone meal	chicken by-product meal	ground corn	brewers rice	poultry fat	corn gluten meal
  31.55	Sheppard and Greene Ferret Food	dry	35%	20%	2%	chicken meal	ground rice	corn gluten meal	chicken fat	ground corn	dried whole egg
  30.29	Path Valley Farm Premium	dry	34%	20%	3.5%	poultry meal	poultry fat	cooked corn	soy meal	porcine blood meal	wheat middlings
  30.03	Totally Ferret Complete	dry	35%	18%	2%	chicken meal	wheat flour	corn meal	chicken fat	brown rice	potatoes
  30.03	Browns Zoo Vital Ferret	dry	34%	18.5%	2.5%	poultry meal	ground wheat	chicken fat	corn gluten meal	fish meal	taurine
  29.55	Royal Canin Mother and Babycat	dry	32%	23%	3.6%	chicken by-product meal	brewers rice	chicken fat	corn	wheat gluten	natural flavors
  29.03	Kaytee Fiesta Max Ferret	dry	34%	19%	3%	poultry meal	poultry by-product meal	brewers rice	ground wheat	dried egg product	poultry fat
  28.55	Science Diet Kitten	dry	33%	22%	3.5%	chicken	whole wheat	corn gluten meal	animal fat	wheat gluten	chicken liver flavor
  28.55	Kaytee FortiDiet Pro Health Ferret	dry	35%	20%	3%	poultry meal	poultry by-product meal	brewers rice	poultry fat	dehulled soybean meal	ground wheat
  28.45	Wild Harvest	dry	30%	15%	3%	chicken meal	ground rice	chicken fat	papaya	pineapple	chicken digest
  27.97	Iams Original Chicken	dry	32%	15%	3%	chicken	chicken by-product meal	corn meal	brewers rice	dried beet pulp	natural flavor
  27.84	Mazuri Ferret	dry	38%	20.5%	4%	poultry by-product meal	ground brown rice	dehulled soybean meal	porcine animal fat (BHA)	poultry digest	poultry fat (ethoxyquin)
  26.97	Blackwood Adult Cat	dry	30%	17%	3.5%	chicken meal	brown rice	ground sorghum	millet	chicken fat	egg product
  26.52	Canidae Cat	dry	32%	20%	2.5%	Chicken meal	brown rice	cracked pearled barley	peas	millet	chicken fat
  25.75	8 in 1 Ultra	dry	35%	15%	3%	chicken meal	ground yellow corn	brewers rice	corn gluten meal	animal fat	corn oil
  21.51	Meow Mix Kitten	dry	36%	15%	4.5%	chicken by-product meal	brewers rice	corn gluten meal	ground yellow corn	soybean meal	beef tallow
  21.25	Royal Canin Kitten	dry	34%	16%	4%	brewers rice	chicken by-product meal	corn gluten meal	wheat gluten	chicken fat	corn
  21.03	Purina Kitten Chow	dry	40%	12.5%	4%	poultry by-product meal	corn gluten meal	brewers rice	soy flour	animal fat	fish meal
  20.9	LM Farms Bonanza Ferret	dry	30%	10%	5%	kibbled corn	fish meal	poultry meal	soy flour	spray dried animal blood	feeding oat meal
  14.63	Wild Harvest Daily Blend	dry	30%	8%	4%	poultry by-product meal	brewers rice	ground yellow corn	corn gluten meal	chicken fat	brewers dried yeast

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