Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck vs. Real Meat Chicken Recipe

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Real Meat 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.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.

Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck

Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.

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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

Real Meat Chicken Recipe

Real Meat 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.)
Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken heart chicken gizzard chicken neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder parsley powder inulin ground chicken bone

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck

Kibble

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Real Meat Chicken Recipe

Air-Dried Raw

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Air-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 90%
Protein % 47% 30%
Fat % 17% 25%
Fiber % 3% 2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.76 to 1 1.2 to 1
Total Ingredients 14 15
Meat Content 5 total
high quality
6 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 5 total
low concentration
3 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes No
 

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