Stella & Chewy's Chick, Chick Chicken 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.
Stella & Chewy's 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.) Stella & Chewy's has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Stella & Chewy's Chick, Chick Chicken
Stella & Chewy's 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.)
Stella & Chewy's has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver chicken gizzard pumpkin seed potassium chloride sodium phosphate choline chloride dried pediococcus acidilactici fermentation product dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product dried bifidobacterium longum fermentation product
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
pollock beef beef spleen beef liver beef kidney ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass yeast culture salmon oil
Stella & Chewy's Chick, Chick ChickenFrozen Raw |
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Frozen Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | 98% | 95% |
Protein % | 15.5% | 44% |
Fat % | 9% | 32% |
Fiber % | 2% | 3% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.72 to 1 | 1.38 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 6 | 15 |
Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
6 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |