Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken vs. Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Duck Recipe

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 1.17 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Northwest Naturals has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Northwest Naturals has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 1.17 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 chicken fat peas freeze dried beef freeze dried beef kidney freeze dried beef spleen freeze dried beef liver

Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Duck Recipe

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

First 10 ingredients:

duck with bone duck heart duck liver egg gelatin water dulse powder dried kelp ground flaxseed organic psyllium husk powder

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken

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Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Duck Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 82% 98%
Protein % 41% 35%
Fat % 24% 30%
Fiber % 2.5% 5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.71 to 1 1.17 to 1
Total Ingredients 27 12
Meat Content 14 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 9 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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