Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra Duck
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Applaws's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Applaws has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free 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, Applaws's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay
Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra Duck
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 Original Grain-Free ChickenKibble |
Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Chicken with Extra DuckKibble |
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Score
B |
Score
C |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | 84% |
| Protein % | 41% | 37% |
| Fat % | 21% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 2.1% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.95 to 1 | 1.85 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 14 |
| Meat Content |
9 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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