IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) IAMS has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten
IAMS has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken by-product meal ground whole grain corn ground sorghum chicken fat corn gluten meal dried plain beet pulp natural flavor dried egg product potassium chloride
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
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
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy KittenKibble |
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend ChickenKibble |
|
Score
C |
Score
B |
|
Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
Meat % | Unknown | 82% |
Protein % | 33% | 41% |
Fat % | 21% | 24% |
Fiber % | 3% | 2.5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.57 to 1 | 1.71 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 16 | 27 |
Meat Content |
5 total
high quality |
14 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
9 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |