Open Farm Homestead Turkey & Chicken Dry Cat Food vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

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Open Farm 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.

Open Farm Homestead Turkey & Chicken Dry Cat Food

Open Farm 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.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

humanely raised turkey humanely raised chicken ocean whitefish meal herring meal garbanzo beans red lentils coconut oil ocean menhaden fish meal green lentils pumpkin

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.

First 10 ingredients:

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

 

Open Farm Homestead Turkey & Chicken Dry Cat Food

Kibble

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

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 95%
Protein % 37% 44%
Fat % 18% 32%
Fiber % 3% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.06 to 1 1.38 to 1
Total Ingredients 19 15
Meat Content 5 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
6 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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