Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Bites Chicken vs. Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Zeal has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.33 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Zeal has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Bites Chicken
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver chicken heart montmorillonite clay ground flaxseed salmon oil carrots apples butternut squash vitamins
Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats
Zeal has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.33 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Zeal has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
salmon turkey turkey heart turkey liver bamboo fibre sunflower lecithin krill meal parsley taurine vitamin a
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Bites ChickenFrozen Raw |
Zeal Salmon and Turkey for CatsAir-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Frozen Raw | Air-Dried Raw |
Meat % | 93% | 96% |
Protein % | 12% | 34% |
Fat % | 9% | 22% |
Fiber % | 3% | 4% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.33 to 1 | 1.55 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 12 | 10 |
Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |