Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Nature's Variety is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

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First 10 ingredients:

deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes

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

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Nature's Variety is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

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