Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken vs. Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Whitefish Recipe

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 5.56 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Northwest Naturals has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Northwest Naturals has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Northwest Naturals's ratio of 5.56 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken heart montmorillonite clay ground flaxseed salmon oil carrots apples butternut squash vitamins

Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Whitefish Recipe

Northwest Naturals has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Northwest Naturals has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

whitefish whitefish with bone egg gelatin water dulse powder dried kelp ground flaxseed organic psyllium husk powder salmon oil

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Northwest Naturals Freeze-Dried Cat Nibbles Whitefish Recipe

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 93% 98%
Protein % 38% 50%
Fat % 34% 9%
Fiber % 3% 5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.12 to 1 5.56 to 1
Total Ingredients 12 11
Meat Content 3 total
high concentration, high quality
4 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 6 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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