Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck vs. Catit Gold Fern Beef

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Catit's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Catit has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Catit's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas tapioca

Catit Gold Fern Beef

Catit has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

beef beef kidney beef liver natural flavoring green-lipped mussel fish oil calcium carbonate salt inulin brewer’s yeast

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck

Kibble

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Catit Gold Fern Beef

Air-Dried Raw

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Air-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 95%
Protein % 40% 39%
Fat % 23% 24%
Fiber % 3% 2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.74 to 1 1.63 to 1
Total Ingredients 22 11
Meat Content 12 total
high concentration, high quality
4 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 8 total
low concentration
None
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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