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Crave vs. Evanger's

In this comparison article for Crave vs Evanger's, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare Crave and Evanger's, 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 Evanger's 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 Evanger's Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Evanger's 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. Evanger's Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Crave	Evanger's
Crude Protein	37.8%	32.4%
Crude Fat	18.9%	15.8%
Crude Fiber	4.0%	5.0%

Wet/Canned Dog Food	Crave	Evanger's
Crude Protein	53.7%	39.9%
Crude Fat	26.4%	26.4%
Crude Fiber	4.5%	7.3%

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.

Evanger's dry recipes contain 5.35% less protein than Crave dry recipes. This difference in protein content is a notable difference between Crave and Evanger's. In addition, Crave wet dog foods also provide more protein than Evanger's 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, Evanger's typically provides less fat than Crave. However, this difference is relatively small and doesn't represent a significant difference between the two brands. For wet dog foods, Crave and Evanger's provide roughly the same amount of fat.

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber. For wet dog foods, Evanger's typically provides a little more fiber (about 2.80% more).

Crave Cat Food vs. Evanger's Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Crave	Evanger's
Crude Protein	44.7%	37.0%
Crude Fat	19.6%	17.1%
Crude Fiber	4.7%	4.0%

Wet/Canned Cat Food	Crave	Evanger's
Crude Protein	53.0%	43.8%
Crude Fat	26.4%	26.7%
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.

The table shows that Evanger's provides far less protein than Crave. The difference in protein content is roughly 7.65%. In addition, Crave wet cat foods also provide more protein than Evanger's wet foods.

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 2.42% more fat. This is a fairly small difference between Crave and Evanger's, but still worth mentioning. For wet cat foods, Evanger's and Crave provide roughly the same amount of fat.

As you can see, Evanger's and Crave guarantee a similar amount of crude fiber. For wet cat foods, Evanger's typically provides a little more fiber (about 2.63% more).

Crave Pet Food Ingredients vs. Evanger's Pet Food Ingredients

Crave and Evanger's both use the following controversial ingredients in many of their products:

Pea Protein

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

Pork Plasma

Caramel Color

Tomato Pomace

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Evanger's.

Liver

Bone Broth

Organic Liver

Vegetable Oil

Dried Tomato Pomace

Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)

Vegetable Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)

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 Crave.

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Product Safety: Recall History of Crave & Evanger's?

According to our records, Crave has never been recalled.

Evanger's has been recalled once.

Feb. 28, 2017: pentobarbital

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Crave	Evanger's
Per Pound	$2.37	$2.64
Per Calorie	$0.0014	$0.0015

Dry Cat Food	Crave	Evanger's
Per Pound	$3.58	$3.33
Per Calorie	$0.0021	$0.0021

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 Evanger's, 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 Evanger's 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 Evanger's. 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 Evanger's Pet Foods

You can purchase Evanger's pet food products from these retailers:

56 Recipes In-Stock Today

35 Recipes In-Stock Today

51 Recipes In-Stock Today

7 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Crave	Evanger's
Dry Dog Food	4 Recipes	8 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	8 Recipes	20 Recipes
Dog Treats	None	4 Treats
Dry Cat Food	5 Recipes	2 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	10 Recipes	18 Recipes
Cat Treats	None	None