Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck vs. Royal Canin Recovery
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Royal Canin has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Royal Canin has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas tapioca
Royal Canin Recovery
Royal Canin has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Royal Canin has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
poultry by-products chicken meat hydrolysed pork gelatin corn starch mixture powdered cellulose fish oil caseinate minerals sunflower oil psyllium husks and seeds
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free DuckKibble |
Royal Canin RecoveryCanned |
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Score
B |
Score
C |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Canned |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 40% | 12.7% |
| Fat % | 23% | 6.4% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 2.3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.74 to 1 | 1.98 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 22 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
12 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
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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