Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck vs. 9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) 9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. 9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas tapioca
9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food
9 Lives has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal soybean meal meat and bone meal beef fat corn gluten meal whole wheat natural flavor soybean hulls salmon meal
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free DuckKibble |
9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat FoodKibble |
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Score
B |
Score
F |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 40% | 28% |
| Fat % | 23% | 9% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.74 to 1 | 3.11 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 22 | 20 |
| Meat Content |
12 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
low concentration, low quality |
| Non-Meats |
8 total
low concentration |
5 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | No |
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