Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken vs. Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Steve's Real Food 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.) Steve's Real Food 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
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Beef
Steve's Real Food 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.)
Steve's Real Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
ground beef beef hearts beef kidney beef liver raw goat’s milk ground beef bone flaxseed inulin dried kelp chia seeds
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals ChickenFreeze-Dried Raw |
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food BeefFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 93% | 95% |
| Protein % | 38% | 46% |
| Fat % | 34% | 37% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 1.2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.12 to 1 | 1.24 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 12 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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