Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Smallbatch 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.) Smallbatch has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smallbatch has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites

Smallbatch 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.)
Smallbatch has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smallbatch has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken including bone chicken chicken gizzards chicken hearts chicken livers organic winter squash organic spinach organic mct oil salmon oil organic turmeric

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

 

Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites

Freeze-Dried Raw

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

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % 95% 95%
Protein % 57.8% 44%
Fat % 27.5% 32%
Fiber % 1.9% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.1 to 1 1.38 to 1
Total Ingredients 13 15
Meat Content 4 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 1 total
low concentration
6 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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