Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod vs. Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.65 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are 100% free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Vital Essentials's ratio of 2.65 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
beef beef liver beef kidney beef spleen ground cod beef heart ground flaxseed fish oil montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass
Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner Patties
Vital Essentials has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
turkey turkey heart turkey liver herring oil mixed tocopherols vitamin e supplement zinc amino acid complex iron amino acid complex copper amino acid complex manganese amino acid complex
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & CodFrozen Raw |
Vital Essentials Turkey Dinner PattiesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Frozen Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 95% | 94% |
| Protein % | 13% | 53% |
| Fat % | 9% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 2% | 2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.44 to 1 | 2.65 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 17 | 4 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
7 total
low concentration |
None |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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