Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken vs. Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food
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Thrive 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.) Thrive 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.
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver chicken heart pumpkinseeds ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay salmon oil carrots apples butternut squash
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food
Thrive 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.)
Thrive has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
dried chicken meat chicken chicken fat sweet potato potato chicken gravy vitamins vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals ChickenFreeze-Dried Raw |
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry FoodKibble |
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Score
A+ |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Freeze-Dried Raw | Kibble |
| Meat % | 93% | 90% |
| Protein % | 38% | 52% |
| Fat % | 34% | 22% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 1.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.12 to 1 | 2.36 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 13 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
7 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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