Absolute Pet Chicken & Hoki vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Absolute Pet's ratio of 1.24 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Absolute Pet has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.

Absolute Pet Chicken & Hoki

Absolute Pet has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken hoki chicken liver vegetable glycerine green lipped mussel dried chicory parsley choline chloride flaxseed kelp

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Absolute Pet's ratio of 1.24 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.

First 10 ingredients:

pollock beef beef spleen beef liver beef kidney ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass yeast culture salmon oil

 

Absolute Pet Chicken & Hoki

Air-Dried Raw

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Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Air-Dried Raw Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 93% 95%
Protein % 31% 44%
Fat % 25% 32%
Fiber % 7% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.24 to 1 1.38 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 15
Meat Content 4 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 3 total
low concentration
6 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free No Yes
 

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