Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck vs. Smalls Water Bird Recipe

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

Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

duck chicken chicken eggs tapioca ground flaxseed canola oil natural flavor dried tomato pomace dried whey protein concentrate dicalcium phosphate

Smalls Water Bird Recipe

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

First 10 ingredients:

finely ground duck with bone duck heart duck liver duck gizzard duck egg duck blood goat's milk water eggshell membrane herring oil

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck

Kibble

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Smalls Water Bird Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
B
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 98%
Protein % 47% 45%
Fat % 17% 20%
Fiber % 3% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.76 to 1 2.25 to 1
Total Ingredients 14 10
Meat Content 5 total
high quality
6 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 5 total
low concentration
None
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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