Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe vs. Nutro Wholesome Essentials Adult Indoor Formula with Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe

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Nutro has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.38 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

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

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

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Nutro Wholesome Essentials Adult Indoor Formula with Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe

Nutro has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.38 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal brewers rice pea protein whole grain brown rice chicken fat dehydrated alfalfa meal potato protein dried plain beet pulp flaxseed

 

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

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Nutro Wholesome Essentials Adult Indoor Formula with Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe

Kibble

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Score
A+
Score
D
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Kibble
Meat % 95% Unknown
Protein % 44% 33%
Fat % 32% 14%
Fiber % 3% 7%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.38 to 1 2.36 to 1
Total Ingredients 15 18
Meat Content 5 total
high concentration, high quality
4 total
high quality
Non-Meats 6 total
low concentration
7 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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