Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck vs. Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.36 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Real Meat has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.36 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas tapioca
Real Meat Turkey and Venison Recipe
Real Meat has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
turkey venison turkey liver turkey heart turkey gizzard venison lung venison liver turkey neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free DuckKibble |
Real Meat Turkey and Venison RecipeAir-Dried Raw |
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Score
B |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Air-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 90% |
| Protein % | 40% | 34% |
| Fat % | 23% | 25% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.74 to 1 | 1.36 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 22 | 18 |
| Meat Content |
12 total
high concentration, high quality |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
8 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | No |
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