Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod vs. Absolute Pet Chicken & Hoki

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Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod Frozen Raw Food for ferrets
vs
Absolute Pet Chicken & Hoki Air-Dried Raw Food for ferrets

You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Absolute Pet's ratio of 1.24 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Absolute Pet's ratio of 1.24 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

beef beef liver beef kidney beef spleen ground cod beef heart ground flaxseed fish oil montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass

Absolute Pet Chicken & Hoki

First 10 ingredients:

chicken hoki chicken liver vegetable glycerine green lipped mussel dried chicory parsley choline chloride flaxseed kelp

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod

Frozen Raw

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Absolute Pet Chicken & Hoki

Air-Dried Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Frozen Raw Air-Dried Raw
Meat % 95% 93%
Protein % 13% 31%
Fat % 9% 25%
Fiber % 2% 7%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.44 to 1 1.24 to 1
Total Ingredients 17 18
Meat Content 6 total
high concentration, high quality
4 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
3 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes No
 
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