Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken for Kittens vs. Wellness CORE Original

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Wellness's ratio of 2.5 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Wellness has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Wellness has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Wellness has a lower concentration (5th vs 4th ingredient).

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

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Wellness's ratio of 2.5 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Wellness CORE Original

Wellness has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Wellness has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but Wellness has a lower concentration (5th vs 4th ingredient).

First 10 ingredients:

deboned turkey deboned chicken turkey meal chicken meal peas herring meal chicken fat dried ground potatoes tomato pomace ground flaxseed