Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken for Kittens vs. Smallbatch Duckbatch Sliders

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Smallbatch's ratio of 1.42 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smallbatch has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smallbatch has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken for Kittens

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Smallbatch's ratio of 1.42 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat egg product chicken meal white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole

Smallbatch Duckbatch Sliders

Smallbatch has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smallbatch has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

whole ducks including bones duck livers duck hearts duck gizzards salmon oil organic dandelion greens organic apple cider vinegar organic kelp organic bee pollen organic barley grass

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken for Kittens

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Frozen Raw
Meat % Unknown 97%
Protein % 42.5% 15.1%
Fat % 22.5% 10.6%
Fiber % 3% 0.2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.89 to 1 1.42 to 1
Total Ingredients 24 11
Meat Content 15 total
high concentration, high quality
4 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
4 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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