Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Chicken
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Kirkland's ratio of 1.5 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Kirkland has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula
Kirkland has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal whole grain brown rice ground white rice chicken fat natural chicken flavor flaxseed sodium bisulfate potassium chloride choline chloride
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Chicken
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Kirkland's ratio of 1.5 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 liver chicken heart fish oil ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay vitamins vitamin e supplement thiamine mononitrate vitamin d3 supplement
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice FormulaKibble |
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites ChickenFrozen Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Frozen Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 95% |
| Protein % | 30% | 13% |
| Fat % | 20% | 8% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.5 to 1 | 1.63 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 13 | 14 |
| Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
7 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
