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
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 DuckKibble |
Raw Paws Complete Chicken Pet FoodFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
B |
Score
A+ |
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| 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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