Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken vs. Redford Naturals Freeze-Dried Grain Free Duck Recipe
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Redford Naturals 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.) Redford Naturals has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Redford Naturals 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
Redford Naturals Freeze-Dried Grain Free Duck Recipe
Redford Naturals 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.)
Redford Naturals has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Redford Naturals has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
duck duck gizzard duck liver herring oil mixed tocopherols zinc amino acid chelate iron amino acid chelate copper amino acid chelate manganese amino acid chelate
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals ChickenFreeze-Dried Raw |
Redford Naturals Freeze-Dried Grain Free Duck RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 93% | 99% |
| Protein % | 38% | 45% |
| Fat % | 34% | 21% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.12 to 1 | 2.14 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 12 | 8 |
| 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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