Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken vs. Open Farm Surf & Turf Freeze Dried Raw Cat Food
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Open Farm 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.) Open Farm has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Open Farm has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver chicken heart montmorillonite clay ground flaxseed salmon oil carrots apples butternut squash vitamins
Open Farm Surf & Turf Freeze Dried Raw Cat Food
Open Farm 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.)
Open Farm has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Open Farm has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
salmon beef beef liver beef heart beef bone montmorillonite clay dicalcium phosphate organic dandelion greens potassium chloride vitamins
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals ChickenFreeze-Dried Raw |
Open Farm Surf & Turf Freeze Dried Raw Cat FoodFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | 93% | 98% |
Protein % | 38% | 45% |
Fat % | 34% | 34% |
Fiber % | 3% | 5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.12 to 1 | 1.32 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 12 | 11 |
Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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