SquarePet Squarely Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Formula vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. SquarePet's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) SquarePet has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

SquarePet Squarely Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Formula

SquarePet has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal brown rice white rice chicken fat natural flavor sunflower oil salmon oil calcium carbonate potassium chloride

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

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. SquarePet's ratio of 2.25 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

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

 

SquarePet Squarely Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Formula

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

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Score
C
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown 82%
Protein % 36% 41%
Fat % 16% 24%
Fiber % 3% 2.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.25 to 1 1.71 to 1
Total Ingredients 9 27
Meat Content 4 total
high quality
14 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
9 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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