Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe vs. Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Cat Food

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Rachael Ray Nutrish's ratio of 2.43 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; Rachael Ray Nutrish has peas as its 5th ingredient.

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Rachael Ray Nutrish's ratio of 2.43 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; Rachael Ray Nutrish has peas as its 5th ingredient.

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First 10 ingredients:

pollock beef beef spleen beef liver beef kidney ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass yeast culture salmon oil

Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Cat Food

First 10 ingredients:

salmon fish meal corn protein concentrate ground brown rice dried peas brewers rice chicken fat carrots flaxseed salmon meal