Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck vs. Raw Paws Complete Chicken Pet Food

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Raw Paws has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.76 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Raw Paws has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Raw Paws has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck

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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

Raw Paws Complete Chicken Pet Food

Raw Paws has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.76 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Raw Paws has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Raw Paws has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

ground chicken with bone chicken heart chicken liver herring oil mixed tocopherols d-alpha tocopherol

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck

Kibble

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Raw Paws Complete Chicken Pet Food

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 100%
Protein % 47% 45%
Fat % 17% 27%
Fiber % 3% 2.2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.76 to 1 1.67 to 1
Total Ingredients 14 5
Meat Content 5 total
high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 5 total
low concentration
None
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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