Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Turkey vs. Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Thrive's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Thrive has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Thrive has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Thrive is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 2nd ingredient.
Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Turkey
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Thrive's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
turkey meal peas turkey tapioca canola oil natural flavor coconut oil salt montmorillonite clay choline chloride
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food
Thrive has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Thrive has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Thrive is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 2nd ingredient.
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 Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free TurkeyKibble |
Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry FoodKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | 90% |
| Protein % | 35.5% | 52% |
| Fat % | 16.5% | 22% |
| Fiber % | 4% | 1.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.15 to 1 | 2.36 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 13 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high quality |
3 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
3 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 2nd Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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