IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) IAMS has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. IAMS is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient.

IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten

IAMS has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
IAMS is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken by-product meal ground whole grain corn ground sorghum chicken fat corn gluten meal dried plain beet pulp natural flavor dried egg product potassium chloride

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal chicken fat peas freeze dried beef freeze dried beef kidney freeze dried beef spleen freeze dried beef liver