Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe vs. Smack Very Berry for Cats
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Smack 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.) Smack has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe
First 10 ingredients:
pollock beef beef spleen beef liver beef kidney ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass yeast culture salmon oil
Smack Very Berry for Cats
Smack 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.)
Smack has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
whole chicken whole salmon chicken liver chicken gizzard chicken heart organic cranberry organic blueberry organic parsley organic thyme organic strawberry
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
Smack Very Berry for CatsFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 95% | 92% |
| Protein % | 44% | 52% |
| Fat % | 32% | 27% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 1.8% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.38 to 1 | 1.93 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 15 | 13 |
| Meat Content |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
5 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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