Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod 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 1.44 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Zeal has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod

Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

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First 10 ingredients:

beef beef liver beef kidney beef spleen ground cod beef heart ground flaxseed fish oil montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass

Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats

Zeal has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.44 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Zeal has 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 Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod

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 % 95% 96%
Protein % 13% 34%
Fat % 9% 22%
Fiber % 2% 4%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.44 to 1 1.55 to 1
Total Ingredients 17 10
Meat Content 6 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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