Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Friskies Indoor Delights

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Friskies's ratio of 3.33 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Friskies 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. Friskies's ratio of 3.33 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Friskies Indoor Delights

Friskies is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

ground yellow corn corn gluten meal chicken by-product meal soybean meal beef tallow powdered cellulose soybean hulls liver flavor meat and bone meal calcium carbonate

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken

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Score
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Score
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Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 41% 30%
Fat % 21% 9%
Fiber % 3% 5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.95 to 1 3.33 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 21
Meat Content 9 total
high concentration, high quality
6 total
low concentration, low quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
5 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 5th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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