Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Salmon vs. Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Food Chicken

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Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Applaws has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (7th vs 3rd ingredient).

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Salmon

Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (7th vs 3rd ingredient).

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

salmon menhaden fish meal white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas herring meal canola oil tapioca

Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Food Chicken

Applaws has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Applaws has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken breast chicken meal peas lentils chicken fat chick peas flaxseed natural flavor taurine calcium carbonate

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Salmon

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Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Food Chicken

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Score
F
Score
F
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 42% 33%
Fat % 18.5% 16%
Fiber % 3.5% 5.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.27 to 1 2.06 to 1
Total Ingredients 29 12
Meat Content 15 total
high concentration, high quality
4 total
high quality
Non-Meats 9 total
low concentration
4 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 7th Ingredient No, 3rd Ingredient
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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