Download The PawDiet App
Get Free Recall & Price Alerts Free Recall Alerts Price Drop Alerts Health Records

BIXBI vs. NutriSource

In this comparison article for BIXBI vs NutriSource, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare BIXBI and NutriSource, we'll use up-to-date nutritional and price information.

There are many factors to consider when choosing the best pet food brand for your pet. Factors such as ingredient quality, guaranteed analysis, product safety, brand history, and cost are among the most important factors to consider.

Throughout this NutriSource vs BIXBI comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our BIXBI Review Page or NutriSource Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: NutriSource vs. BIXBI

According to AAFCO, all pet food labels must provide a guaranteed analysis of nutrient content. The analysis must provide guaranteed minimum percentages of crude protein and crude fat, and maximum percentages of crude fiber and moisture.

All percentages used in this comparison are averages reported on a dry matter basis.

BIXBI Dog Food vs. NutriSource Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	BIXBI	NutriSource
Crude Protein	39.3%	28.9%
Crude Fat	25.4%	16.8%
Crude Fiber	5.7%	7.1%

Wet/Canned Dog Food	BIXBI	NutriSource
Crude Protein	39.9%	43.4%
Crude Fat	34.6%	33.0%
Crude Fiber	6.8%	7.2%

Crude Protein Comparison For Dog Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your dog's diet. Without sufficient protein, dogs can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

When you look at the average percentages of crude protein for dry dog food, it's clear that BIXBI provides significantly more protein. On average, BIXBI guarantees about 10.48% more protein than NutriSource. For wet dog foods, NutriSource typically provides a little more protein (about 3.46% more).

Crude Fat Comparison For Dog Food

Fats are an absolutely vital component of a balanced canine diet. Not only do fats provide energy, but they also serve important roles in the normal development and function of your dog's body. For example, fats help dogs produce prostaglandins, which reduce inflammation among many other significant functions.

The comparison table above shows that BIXBI dry dog foods provide significantly more fat than NutriSource. More specifically, BIXBI guarantees at least 8.56% more fat. For wet dog foods, BIXBI and NutriSource provide roughly the same amount of fat.

BIXBI and NutriSource both provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber. With regards to wet dog food, NutriSource and BIXBI also provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

BIXBI Cat Food vs. NutriSource Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	BIXBI	NutriSource
Crude Protein	49.5%	36.4%
Crude Fat	31.1%	17.9%
Crude Fiber	5.3%	7.8%

Crude Protein Comparison For Cat Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your cat's diet. Without sufficient protein, cats can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

BIXBI dry cat foods clearly provides more protein than NutriSource. In fact, the difference between the protein content is roughly 13.08%, which is a significant amount.

Crude Fat Comparison For Cat Food

There are many ways in which dietary fat contributes to the overall health of our feline friends. Here is a short list of benefits provided by fats (not exhaustive):

Fats help with the digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Reduce inflammation associated with arthritis
Slow the growth of yeast infections
Prevent or reduce the likelihood of certain heart problems.
Aid in the development of the retina and visual cortex.

On average, BIXBI dry cat food recipes contain 13.14% more fat than NutriSource recipes. Clearly, there is a significant difference between the fat content of NutriSource and BIXBI.

According to our data, NutriSource guarantees 2.58% more fiber than BIXBI. Although this difference is relatively small, it's still a notable difference.

BIXBI Pet Food Ingredients vs. NutriSource Pet Food Ingredients

BIXBI and NutriSource both use the following controversial ingredients in many of their products:

Canola Oil

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by NutriSource.

Garlic

White Rice

Pea Protein

Brewers Rice

Dried Tomato Pomace

We believe that certain pet food ingredients are linked to adverse health affects; these ingredients are classified as harmful.

Here are some of the harmful ingredients used only by NutriSource.

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Product Safety: Recall History of BIXBI & NutriSource?

BIXBI has been recalled 2 times.

Feb. 21, 2013: Salmonella
Feb. 19, 2013: Salmonella

According to our records, NutriSource has never been recalled.

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	BIXBI	NutriSource
Per Pound	$18.34	$2.64
Per Calorie	$0.0085	$0.0015

Wet Dog Food	BIXBI	NutriSource
Per Pound	$4.70	$3.21
Per Calorie	$0.0087	$0.0061

The average cost-per-lb is heavily influenced by the varying amounts of moisture present in each brand's food products (wet vs. dry food, dry vs. freeze-dried food, etc). However, the average cost-per-kcal eliminates the influence of moisture. Therefore, the average cost-per-kcal is the better metric to consider.

If you'd like to calculate the average cost-per-day or cost-pet-year of feeding BIXBI or NutriSource, input your pet's weight into our cost analyzer widget.

Averages price data can identify whether or not there exists a significant price difference between two brands. However, the actual price that you'll pay for BIXBI or NutriSource will depend on your shopping habits.

Pet owners who use our price comparison feature typically save more than 25% off retail prices for BIXBI and NutriSource. In addition, we currently have some great coupons for our readers.

Disclosure: PawDiet has an affiliate relationship with stores featured (or linked-to) in this article. We are compensated for referring customers. Thank you for shopping with our retail partners!

Where To Buy BIXBI Pet Foods

You can purchase BIXBI pet foods from the following stores:

55 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy NutriSource Pet Foods

You can purchase NutriSource pet food products from these retailers:

75 Recipes In-Stock Today

30 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	BIXBI	NutriSource
Dry Dog Food	15 Recipes	41 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	9 Recipes	13 Recipes
Dog Treats	26 Treats	11 Treats
Dry Cat Food	None	8 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	None	10 Recipes
Cat Treats	None	None