Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck vs. Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for Kittens
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Natures Menu's ratio of 1.43 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Natures Menu 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. Natures Menu's ratio of 1.43 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas tapioca
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for Kittens
Natures Menu has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken broth minerals vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e taurine potassium iodide copper sulphate pentahydrate manganese
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free DuckKibble |
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken for KittensCanned |
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Score
B |
Score
A |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Canned |
| Meat % | Unknown | 99% |
| Protein % | 40% | 10% |
| Fat % | 23% | 7% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 0.2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.74 to 1 | 1.43 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 22 | 5 |
| Meat Content |
12 total
high concentration, high quality |
2 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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