Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Rabbit
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten
First 10 ingredients:
deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Rabbit
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
rabbit pork liver pork heart pork fat ground pork bone fish oil ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass rabbit lung
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused KittenKibble |
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites RabbitFrozen Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Frozen Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 95% |
| Protein % | 42% | 14% |
| Fat % | 15% | 9% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.8 to 1 | 1.56 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 18 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
high quality |
7 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
4 total
low concentration |
7 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
