Essence Air & Gamefowl vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

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Essence has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.38 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. Essence has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Essence Air & Gamefowl

Essence has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.38 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Essence has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

turkey chicken duck duck meal turkey meal chicken meal red lentils chickpeas green lentils chicken fat

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

Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

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

 

Essence Air & Gamefowl

Kibble

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

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 86% 95%
Protein % 40% 44%
Fat % 20% 32%
Fiber % 4% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2 to 1 1.38 to 1
Total Ingredients 19 15
Meat Content 8 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 6 total
low concentration
6 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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