Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Bites Chicken vs. 9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. 9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Bites Chicken
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.11 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
9 Lives contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken liver chicken heart montmorillonite clay ground flaxseed salmon oil carrots apples butternut squash vitamins
9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal soybean meal meat and bone meal beef fat corn gluten meal whole wheat natural flavor soybean hulls salmon meal
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Frozen Bites ChickenFrozen Raw |
9 Lives Indoor Complete Dry Cat FoodKibble |
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Score
A+ |
Score
F |
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Food Type | Frozen Raw | Kibble |
Meat % | 93% | Unknown |
Protein % | 12% | 28% |
Fat % | 9% | 9% |
Fiber % | 3% | 4% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.33 to 1 | 3.11 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 12 | 20 |
Meat Content |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
low concentration, low quality |
Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
5 total
low concentration |
Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | No |
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