Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Acana Wild Prairie

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Acana'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 a better protein to fat ratio. However, Acana'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.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay

Acana Wild Prairie

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

First 10 ingredients:

chicken meat turkey meat chicken liver dehydrated chicken meat dehydrated turkey meat dehydrated herring whole pinto beans whole peas chicken fat whole red lentils

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken

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Acana Wild Prairie

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Score
B
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 41% 37%
Fat % 21% 18%
Fiber % 3% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.95 to 1 2.06 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 39
Meat Content 9 total
high concentration, high quality
13 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
17 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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