Real Meat Chicken Recipe vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe
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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
Real Meat Chicken Recipe
Real Meat has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver chicken heart chicken gizzard chicken neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder parsley powder inulin ground chicken bone
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock Recipe
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.2 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
pollock beef beef spleen beef liver beef kidney ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass yeast culture salmon oil
Real Meat Chicken RecipeAir-Dried Raw |
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Wild-Caught Alaskan Pollock RecipeFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
A+ |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Air-Dried Raw | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | 90% | 95% |
| Protein % | 30% | 44% |
| Fat % | 25% | 32% |
| Fiber % | 2% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.2 to 1 | 1.38 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 15 | 15 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
6 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | No | Yes |