Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

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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 1.38 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Steve's Real Food has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork

Steve's Real Food has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.38 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Steve's Real Food has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

ground pork pork liver pork heart ground pork bone goat milk flax seed kelp taurine inulin coconut oil

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

First 10 ingredients:

pollock beef beef spleen beef liver beef kidney ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass yeast culture salmon oil

 

Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 95% 95%
Protein % 49% 44%
Fat % 29% 32%
Fiber % 2.5% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.69 to 1 1.38 to 1
Total Ingredients 12 15
Meat Content 4 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 3 total
low concentration
6 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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