Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Rabbit vs. Absolute Pet Beef & Venison

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	Winner	Loser
	Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Rabbit Frozen Raw View complete details	Absolute Pet Beef & Venison Air-Dried Raw View complete details
	Score A+	Score A+
Summary	Summary Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Absolute Pet's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Absolute Pet contains controversial ingredients.
Food Type	Food Type Frozen Raw	Air-Dried Raw
Meat Percentage	Meat Percentage 95%	93%
Protein Content	Protein Content 14%	30%
Fat Content	Fat Content 9%	25%
Fiber Content	Fiber Content 2%	7%
Protein to Fat Ratio	Protein to Fat Ratio 1.56 to 1	1.2 to 1
Total Ingredients	Total Ingredients 18	19
Meat Content	Meat Content 7 total high concentration, high quality	5 total high concentration, high quality
Fruits, Veggies, Grains, and Starches	Fruits, Veggies, Grains, and Starches 7 total low concentration	3 total low concentration
Pea-free	Pea-free Yes	Yes
Sugar-free	Sugar-free Yes	Yes
Controversial ingredient-free	Controversial ingredient-free Yes	No
Remarks	Chicken-Free – Good for ferrets that are sensitive to chicken. See all 2 Protein Sources – Rabbit and pork. High Meat Percentage – 95% meat, organs, and bone. High Quality Meat – the meat ingredients are mostly pure (meat, organs, fats, & oils). Low Protein-to-Fat Ratio – 1.56 to 1 (too fatty). Ideal ratio is 2 to 1. Grain- and Starch-Free – Grains and starches are linked to insulinoma. Pea-Free – Peas are linked to kidney and bladder stones. No Sugars or Carcinogens	Contains controversial ingredients Chicken-Free – Good for ferrets that are sensitive to chicken. See all 3 Protein Sources – Beef, venison, and seafood. High Meat Percentage – 93% meat, organs, and bone. High Quality Meat – the meat ingredients are mostly pure (meat, organs, fats, & oils). Low Protein-to-Fat Ratio – 1.2 to 1 (too fatty). Ideal ratio is 2 to 1. Grain- and Starch-Free – Grains and starches are linked to insulinoma. Pea-Free – Peas are linked to kidney and bladder stones.
Ingredients Legend	Ingredients rabbit pork liver pork heart pork fat ground pork bone fish oil ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass rabbit lung	beef beef lung beef liver venison vegetable glycerine green lipped mussel dried chicory parsley choline chloride flaxseed

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