Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Duck vs. Smalls Water Bird Recipe
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Duck
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.25 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 peas tapioca natural flavor freeze dried duck freeze dried chicken
Smalls Water Bird Recipe
Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
finely ground duck with bone duck heart duck liver duck gizzard duck egg duck blood goat's milk water eggshell membrane herring oil
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free DuckKibble |
Smalls Water Bird 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 % | 23.5% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.7 to 1 | 2.25 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 25 | 10 |
| Meat Content |
12 total
high concentration, high quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
9 total
low concentration |
None |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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