Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Kaytee Fiesta

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Kaytee's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Kaytee is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient. Kaytee contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Kaytee's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Kaytee contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay

Kaytee Fiesta

Kaytee is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

poultry meal poultry by-product meal brewers rice ground wheat dried egg product poultry fat dehulled soybean meal soybean oil dried molasses beet pulp fish meal

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken

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Kaytee Fiesta

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Score
F
Score
D
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 41% 34%
Fat % 21% 19%
Fiber % 3% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.95 to 1 1.79 to 1
Total Ingredients 18 33
Meat Content 9 total
high concentration, high quality
7 total
low quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
8 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 5th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes No
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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