Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Catit Gold Fern Lamb & Mackerel

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Catit's ratio of 1.03 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Catit has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Catit has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Catit is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient.

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Catit's ratio of 1.03 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay

Catit Gold Fern Lamb & Mackerel

Catit has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Catit has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Catit is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

lamb mackerel lamb kidney lamb liver natural flavoring green-lipped mussel fish oil calcium carbonate salt inulin

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken

Kibble

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Catit Gold Fern Lamb & Mackerel

Air-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Air-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 95%
Protein % 41% 36%
Fat % 21% 35%
Fiber % 3% 2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.95 to 1 1.03 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 12
Meat Content 9 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free No, 5th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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