Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Bites Chicken vs. Natures Menu Especially for Cats Beef & Chicken
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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 1.33 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 Frozen Bites Chicken
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver chicken heart montmorillonite clay ground flaxseed salmon oil carrots apples butternut squash vitamins
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Beef & Chicken
Natures Menu has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.33 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:
beef chicken chicken broth minerals vitamin d3 vitamin e taurine potassium iodide manganese oxide zinc sulphate monohydrate
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Bites ChickenFrozen Raw |
Natures Menu Especially for Cats Beef & ChickenCanned |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Frozen Raw | Canned |
Meat % | 93% | 99% |
Protein % | 12% | 10% |
Fat % | 9% | 6% |
Fiber % | 3% | 0.2% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.33 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 |