Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Bites Chicken vs. Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Zeal 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.) Zeal has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Bites Chicken

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken heart montmorillonite clay ground flaxseed salmon oil carrots apples butternut squash vitamins

Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats

Zeal 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.)
Zeal has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

salmon turkey turkey heart turkey liver bamboo fibre sunflower lecithin krill meal parsley taurine vitamin a

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Bites Chicken

Frozen Raw

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Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats

Air-Dried Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Frozen Raw Air-Dried Raw
Meat % 93% 96%
Protein % 12% 34%
Fat % 9% 22%
Fiber % 3% 4%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.33 to 1 1.55 to 1
Total Ingredients 12 10
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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