Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Zeal's ratio of 1.55 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Zeal has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Zeal 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. Zeal's ratio of 1.55 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats

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

First 10 ingredients:

salmon turkey turkey heart turkey liver bamboo fibre sunflower lecithin krill meal parsley taurine vitamin a

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken

Kibble

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Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats

Air-Dried Raw

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Air-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 96%
Protein % 41% 34%
Fat % 21% 22%
Fiber % 3% 4%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.95 to 1 1.55 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 10
Meat Content 9 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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