Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Chicken vs. Smallbatch Duckbatch Sliders
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Smallbatch has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.76 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (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.
Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Chicken
First 10 ingredients:
chicken tapioca chicken fat ground flaxseed natural flavor dried tomato pomace dried whey protein concentrate dicalcium phosphate potassium chloride salt
Smallbatch Duckbatch Sliders
Smallbatch has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.76 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (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.
First 10 ingredients:
whole ducks including bones duck livers duck hearts duck gizzards salmon oil organic dandelion greens organic apple cider vinegar organic kelp organic bee pollen organic barley grass
Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein ChickenKibble |
Smallbatch Duckbatch SlidersFrozen Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Frozen Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 97% |
| Protein % | 47% | 15.1% |
| Fat % | 17% | 10.6% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 0.2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.76 to 1 | 1.42 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 14 | 11 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
5 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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