Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck vs. Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Rabbit Recipe
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Northwest Naturals has much 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 Duck
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 3 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas tapioca
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Rabbit Recipe
Northwest Naturals has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
rabbit with bone rabbit heart rabbit liver gelatin water dulse powder dried kelp ground flaxseed organic psyllium husk powder salmon oil
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free DuckKibble |
Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Rabbit RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
B |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 98% |
| Protein % | 40% | 45% |
| Fat % | 23% | 15% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.74 to 1 | 3 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 22 | 11 |
| Meat Content |
12 total
high concentration, high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
8 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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