Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken vs. Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Steve's Real Food has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Steve's Real Food has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Steve's Real Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken heart pumpkinseeds ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay salmon oil carrots apples butternut squash

Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork

Steve's Real Food has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Steve's Real Food has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Steve's Real Food has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

First 10 ingredients:

ground pork pork liver pork heart ground pork bone goat milk flaxseed kelp taurine inulin coconut oil

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Steve's Real Food Quest Cat Food Pork

Frozen Raw

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Frozen Raw
Meat % 93% 95%
Protein % 38% 16%
Fat % 34% 9.6%
Fiber % 3% 0.6%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.12 to 1 1.67 to 1
Total Ingredients 13 12
Meat Content 3 total
high concentration, high quality
4 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
3 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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