Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Signature Frozen Bites Chicken vs. Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra Duck

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Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.56 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Applaws has slightly 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 Signature Frozen Bites Chicken

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

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken heart turkey liver yeast culture turkey heart carrots butternut squash apples ground flaxseed

Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra Duck

Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.56 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Applaws has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

dry chicken meal dry duck meal freshly prepared chicken mince potato beet pulp brewer’s yeast chicken gravy salmon oil vitamins and minerals dried egg

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Signature Frozen Bites Chicken

Frozen Raw

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Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra Duck

Kibble

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Score
A+
Score
C
Food Type Frozen Raw Kibble
Meat % 95% 84%
Protein % 14% 37%
Fat % 9% 20%
Fiber % 2% 2.1%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.56 to 1 1.85 to 1
Total Ingredients 17 14
Meat Content 5 total
high concentration, high quality
4 total
high concentration, low quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
3 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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