Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

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Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe has a better protein to fat ratio. Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck's ratio of 2.76 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck

Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

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First 10 ingredients:

duck chicken chicken eggs tapioca ground flaxseed canola oil natural flavor dried tomato pomace dried whey protein concentrate dicalcium phosphate

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe has a better protein to fat ratio. Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck's ratio of 2.76 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

pollock beef beef spleen beef liver beef kidney ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass yeast culture salmon oil

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck

Kibble

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Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 95%
Protein % 47% 44%
Fat % 17% 32%
Fiber % 3% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.76 to 1 1.38 to 1
Total Ingredients 14 15
Meat Content 5 total
high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 5 total
low concentration
6 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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