Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken vs. 9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) 9 Lives has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. 9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal chicken fat peas freeze dried beef freeze dried beef kidney freeze dried beef spleen freeze dried beef liver
9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food
9 Lives has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal soybean meal meat and bone meal beef fat corn gluten meal whole wheat natural flavor soybean hulls salmon meal
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend ChickenKibble |
9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat FoodKibble |
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Score
B |
Score
F |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | 82% | Unknown |
| Protein % | 41% | 28% |
| Fat % | 24% | 9% |
| Fiber % | 2.5% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.71 to 1 | 3.11 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 27 | 20 |
| Meat Content |
14 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
low concentration, low quality |
| Non-Meats |
9 total
low concentration |
5 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | No |
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