Alpha Feeds Ferret Feast vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

Alpha Feeds 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.) Alpha Feeds has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Alpha Feeds contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Alpha Feeds Ferret Feast

Alpha Feeds 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.)
Alpha Feeds has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

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First 10 ingredients:

poultry meat meal whole wheat fish meal whole maize poultry oil maize gluten meal brewers yeast sugar beet pellets whole linseed extract of yucca schidigera

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

Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Alpha Feeds contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

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