Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck vs. Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork
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Steve's Real Food 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.) Steve's Real Food has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Steve's Real Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Duck
First 10 ingredients:
duck chicken chicken eggs tapioca ground flaxseed canola oil natural flavor dried tomato pomace dried whey protein concentrate dicalcium phosphate
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork
Steve's Real Food 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.)
Steve's Real Food has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Steve's Real Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
ground pork pork liver pork heart ground pork bone goat milk flax seed kelp taurine inulin coconut oil
Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein DuckKibble |
Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food PorkFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
B |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 95% |
| Protein % | 47% | 49% |
| Fat % | 17% | 29% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 2.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.76 to 1 | 1.69 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 14 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
5 total
high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
5 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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