Acana Meadowlands vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

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Acana 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.) Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Nature's Variety is 100% pea-free; Acana has peas as its 10th ingredient.

Acana Meadowlands

Acana 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.)
Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

deboned chicken deboned turkey chicken liver chicken meal catfish meal pollock meal whole red lentils whole pinto beans chicken fat pea starch

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Nature's Variety is 100% pea-free; Acana has peas as its 10th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

pollock beef beef spleen beef liver beef kidney ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass yeast culture salmon oil

 

Acana Meadowlands

Kibble

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Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 95%
Protein % 36% 44%
Fat % 18% 32%
Fiber % 4% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2 to 1 1.38 to 1
Total Ingredients 37 15
Meat Content 18 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 15 total
low concentration
6 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 10th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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