Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Chicken for Kittens
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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.
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 Chicken for Kittens
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver chicken heart ground flaxseed fish oil dried chicory root montmorillonite clay vitamins vitamin e supplement thiamine mononitrate
Kirkland Maintenance Cat Chicken & Rice FormulaKibble |
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Chicken for KittensFrozen Raw |
|
Score
C |
Score
A+ |
|
Food Type | Kibble | Frozen Raw |
Meat % | Unknown | 93% |
Protein % | 30% | 13% |
Fat % | 20% | 9% |
Fiber % | 3% | 2% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.5 to 1 | 1.44 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 13 | 15 |
Meat Content |
4 total
high quality |
3 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 |