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Sojos vs. Vital Essentials

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

Guaranteed Analysis: Vital Essentials vs. Sojos

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.

Sojos Dog Food vs. Vital Essentials Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Sojos	Vital Essentials
Crude Protein	34.2%	52.2%
Crude Fat	15.5%	28.7%
Crude Fiber	5.7%	4.1%

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.

Vital Essentials dry dog foods clearly provides more protein than Sojos. In fact, the difference between the protein content is roughly 17.95%, which is a significant amount.

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

On average, Vital Essentials dry dog food recipes contain 13.12% more fat than Sojos recipes. Clearly, there is a significant difference between the fat content of Sojos and Vital Essentials.

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

Sojos Cat Food vs. Vital Essentials Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Sojos	Vital Essentials
Crude Protein	33.3%	54.0%
Crude Fat	10%	27.5%
Crude Fiber	5%	5.1%

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.

When you look at the average percentages of crude protein for dry cat food, it's clear that Vital Essentials provides significantly more protein. On average, Vital Essentials guarantees about 20.65% more protein than Sojos.

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

The comparison table above shows that Vital Essentials dry cat foods provide significantly more fat than Sojos. More specifically, Vital Essentials guarantees at least 17.54% more fat.

As you can see, Sojos and Vital Essentials guarantee a similar amount of crude fiber.

Sojos Pet Food Ingredients vs. Vital Essentials Pet Food Ingredients

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

Garlic

Canola Oil

Product Safety: Recall History of Sojos & Vital Essentials?

According to our records, Sojos has never been recalled.

Vital Essentials has been recalled 4 times.

July 8, 2015: Listeria monocytogenes
Jan. 15, 2016: Salmonella
Feb. 24, 2018: Salmonella
April 16, 2018: Salmonella

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Sojos	Vital Essentials
Per Pound	$17.19	$37.19
Per Calorie	$0.0103	$0.0186

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 Sojos or Vital Essentials, 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 Sojos or Vital Essentials will depend on your shopping habits.

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

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Where To Buy Sojos Pet Foods

You can purchase Sojos pet foods from the following stores:

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Where To Buy Vital Essentials Pet Foods

You can purchase Vital Essentials pet food products from these retailers:

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Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Sojos	Vital Essentials
Dry Dog Food	None	None
Wet Dog Food	None	None
Dog Treats	4 Treats	30 Treats
Dry Cat Food	None	None
Wet Cat Food	None	None
Cat Treats	2 Treats	8 Treats