Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Taste of the Wild Rocky Mountain Feline Recipe

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Taste of the Wild's ratio of 2.67 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Taste of the Wild has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Taste of the Wild's ratio of 2.67 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay

Taste of the Wild Rocky Mountain Feline Recipe

Taste of the Wild has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

salmon fish broth chicken broth chicken liver chicken dried egg whites potato starch dried ground peas venison peas

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken

Kibble

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Taste of the Wild Rocky Mountain Feline Recipe

Canned

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Score
B
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Canned
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 41% 8%
Fat % 21% 3%
Fiber % 3% 1.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.95 to 1 2.67 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 26
Meat Content 9 total
high concentration, high quality
8 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
7 total
low concentration
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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