Real Meat Lamb Recipe vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 0.94 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Real Meat has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
Real Meat Lamb Recipe
Real Meat has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
lamb lamb lung lamb liver vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder parsley powder inulin ground lamb bone dried marine microalgae mixed tocopherols
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 0.94 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal chicken fat peas freeze dried beef freeze dried beef kidney freeze dried beef spleen freeze dried beef liver
Real Meat Lamb RecipeAir-Dried Raw |
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend ChickenKibble |
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Score
A |
Score
B |
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Food Type | Air-Dried Raw | Kibble |
Meat % | 90% | 82% |
Protein % | 30% | 41% |
Fat % | 32% | 24% |
Fiber % | 2% | 2.5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 0.94 to 1 | 1.71 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 13 | 27 |
Meat Content |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
14 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
9 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | No | Yes |