Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Acana Wild Atlantic
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Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken
Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay
Acana Wild Atlantic
Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
whole mackerel whole herring whole hake acadian redfish mackerel meal herring meal whole red lentils whole pinto beans pea starch whitefish meal
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free ChickenKibble |
Acana Wild AtlanticKibble |
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Score
B |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 41% | 36% |
| Fat % | 21% | 18% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.95 to 1 | 2 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 32 |
| Meat Content |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
11 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
7 total
low concentration |
15 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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