Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod

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Kirkland has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.44 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Kirkland 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.

Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula

Kirkland has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.44 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Kirkland has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal whole grain brown rice ground white rice chicken fat natural chicken flavor flaxseed sodium bisulfate potassium chloride choline chloride

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod

Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

beef beef liver beef kidney beef spleen ground cod beef heart ground flaxseed fish oil montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass

 

Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula

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Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod

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Score
C
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Frozen Raw
Meat % Unknown 95%
Protein % 30% 13%
Fat % 20% 9%
Fiber % 3% 2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.5 to 1 1.44 to 1
Total Ingredients 13 17
Meat Content 4 total
high quality
6 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 3 total
low concentration
7 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 
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