Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe vs. Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Duck & Chicken

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Dr. Elsey's's ratio of 3.22 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Dr. Elsey's has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

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

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Dr. Elsey's's ratio of 3.22 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Duck & Chicken

Dr. Elsey's has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

duck dried chicken hydrolyzed pork gelatin pork plasma chicken fat ground flaxseed dried pork liver natural flavor salmon oil

 

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

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein Duck & Chicken

Kibble

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Score
A+
Score
B
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Kibble
Meat % 95% Unknown
Protein % 44% 58%
Fat % 32% 18%
Fiber % 3% 4%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.38 to 1 3.22 to 1
Total Ingredients 15 18
Meat Content 5 total
high concentration, high quality
8 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 6 total
low concentration
1 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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