Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Turkey vs. Zeal Chicken with Freeze-Dried Salmon for Cats

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Zeal's ratio of 1.29 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Zeal has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Turkey

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Zeal's ratio of 1.29 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

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First 10 ingredients:

turkey meal peas turkey tapioca canola oil natural flavor coconut oil salt montmorillonite clay choline chloride

Zeal Chicken with Freeze-Dried Salmon for Cats

Zeal has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken tender chicken liver salmon yeast extract dicalcium phosphate natural flavor bamboo fiber pumpkin powder parsley

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Turkey

Kibble

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Zeal Chicken with Freeze-Dried Salmon for Cats

Air-Dried Raw

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Score
D
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Air-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 96%
Protein % 35.5% 36%
Fat % 16.5% 28%
Fiber % 4% 5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.15 to 1 1.29 to 1
Total Ingredients 13 17
Meat Content 6 total
high quality
7 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 3 total
low concentration
3 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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