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Crave vs. Canidae

In this comparison article for Crave vs Canidae, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare Crave and Canidae, 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 Canidae vs Crave comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our Crave Review Page or Canidae Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Canidae vs. Crave

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.

Crave Dog Food vs. Canidae Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Crave	Canidae
Crude Protein	37.8%	29.2%
Crude Fat	18.9%	15.2%
Crude Fiber	4.0%	5.3%

Wet/Canned Dog Food	Crave	Canidae
Crude Protein	53.7%	39.6%
Crude Fat	26.4%	23.7%
Crude Fiber	4.5%	7.1%

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.

Crave dry dog foods clearly provides more protein than Canidae. In fact, the difference between the protein content is roughly 8.62%, which is a significant amount. Similarly, Crave wet dog foods provide significantly more protein than Canidae wet foods.

Crude Fat Comparison For Dog Food

Dietary fats serves a multitude of roles in the proper development and function of our canine companions. Here are some of the benefits (not exhaustive):

Help produce prostaglandins, which reduce inflammation among other critical functions.
Aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve skin and coat health
Improve the palatially of your dog's food

According to our average data, Canidae typically provides less fat than Crave. However, this difference is relatively small and doesn't represent a significant difference between the two brands. In addition, Crave wet dog foods also provide more fat than Canidae wet foods.

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber. For wet dog foods, Canidae typically provides a little more fiber (about 2.53% more).

Crave Cat Food vs. Canidae Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Crave	Canidae
Crude Protein	44.7%	36.1%
Crude Fat	19.6%	16.5%
Crude Fiber	4.7%	4.4%

Wet/Canned Cat Food	Crave	Canidae
Crude Protein	53.0%	48.8%
Crude Fat	26.4%	19.8%
Crude Fiber	4.9%	7.6%

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.

On average, Crave dry cat food recipes contain 8.61% more protein than Canidae recipes. Clearly, there is a significant difference between the protein content of Canidae and Crave. For wet cat foods, Crave provides more protein (about 4.16% more).

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):

Aid in the digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve the health of skin/coat
Slow the growth of yeast infections
Slow the development and spread of certain type of cancers.
Maintain healthy blood pressure

If you look at the average percentages of crude fat, you'll notice that Crave typically guarantees 3.05% more fat. This is a fairly small difference between Crave and Canidae, but still worth mentioning. In addition, Crave wet cat foods also provide more fat than Canidae wet foods.

As you can see, Canidae and Crave guarantee a similar amount of crude fiber. For wet cat foods, Canidae typically provides a little more fiber (about 2.62% more).

Crave Pet Food Ingredients vs. Canidae Pet Food Ingredients

Crave and Canidae both use the following controversial ingredients in many of their products:

Pea Protein

Caramel Color

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

Pork Plasma

Tomato Pomace

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

Canola Oil

Iron Oxide

White Rice

Garlic Powder

Powdered Cellulose

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

Crave and Canidae both use the following harmful ingredients in many of their products:

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Product Safety: Recall History of Crave & Canidae?

According to our records, Crave has never been recalled.

Canidae has been recalled once.

May 5, 2012: Salmonella

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Crave	Canidae
Per Pound	$2.37	$2.94
Per Calorie	$0.0014	$0.0018

Dry Cat Food	Crave	Canidae
Per Pound	$3.58	$3.19
Per Calorie	$0.0021	$0.0020

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 Crave or Canidae, 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 Crave or Canidae will depend on your shopping habits.

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

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Where To Buy Crave Pet Foods

You can purchase Crave pet foods from the following stores:

7 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Canidae Pet Foods

You can purchase Canidae pet food products from these retailers:

55 Recipes In-Stock Today

43 Recipes In-Stock Today

38 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Crave	Canidae
Dry Dog Food	4 Recipes	42 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	8 Recipes	15 Recipes
Dog Treats	None	12 Treats
Dry Cat Food	5 Recipes	13 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	10 Recipes	23 Recipes
Cat Treats	None	None