Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Egg Formula vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe
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Purina 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 fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Egg Formula
Purina 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 pea protein chicken meal cassava root flour dried egg product beef fat potato protein pea starch dried yeast canola meal
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe
Nature's Variety has 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
Purina Pro Plan Kitten Chicken & Egg FormulaKibble |
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 95% |
| Protein % | 42% | 44% |
| Fat % | 19% | 32% |
| Fiber % | 2.5% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.21 to 1 | 1.38 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 21 | 15 |
| Meat Content |
5 total
high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
5 total
low concentration |
6 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
