Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken 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 Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken
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:
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
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 Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend ChickenKibble |
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 % | 82% | 98% |
| Protein % | 41% | 45% |
| Fat % | 24% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 2.5% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.71 to 1 | 2.25 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 27 | 10 |
| Meat Content |
14 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 |
