Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken for Kittens vs. Blue Wilderness Adult Duck

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Blue Wilderness's ratio of 2.22 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (4th vs 3rd ingredient).

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken for Kittens

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Blue Wilderness's ratio of 2.22 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (4th vs 3rd ingredient).

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat egg product chicken meal white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole

Blue Wilderness Adult Duck

First 10 ingredients:

deboned duck chicken meal pea protein peas tapioca starch menhaden fish meal chicken fat dried egg product flaxseed natural flavor