Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken vs. Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken & Turkey

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Natures Menu has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Natures Menu has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Natures Menu has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken heart montmorillonite clay ground flaxseed salmon oil carrots apples butternut squash vitamins

Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken & Turkey

Natures Menu has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Natures Menu has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Natures Menu has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken broth turkey minerals vitamin d3 vitamin e taurine potassium iodide manganese oxide zinc sulphate monohydrate

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Natures Menu Especially for Cats Chicken & Turkey

Canned

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Canned
Meat % 93% 99%
Protein % 38% 10%
Fat % 34% 6%
Fiber % 3% 0.2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.12 to 1 1.67 to 1
Total Ingredients 12 6
Meat Content 3 total
high concentration, high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 6 total
low concentration
None
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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