Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Acana Meadowlands
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Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Acana has a lower concentration (10th vs 5th ingredient).
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken
Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay
Acana Meadowlands
Acana has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Acana has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but Acana has a lower concentration (10th vs 5th ingredient).
First 10 ingredients:
deboned chicken deboned turkey chicken liver chicken meal catfish meal pollock meal whole red lentils whole pinto beans chicken fat pea starch
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free ChickenKibble |
Acana MeadowlandsKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
F |
|
Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
Protein % | 41% | 36% |
Fat % | 21% | 18% |
Fiber % | 3% | 4% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.95 to 1 | 2 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 18 | 37 |
Meat Content |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
18 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
7 total
low concentration |
15 total
low concentration |
Pea-free | No, 5th Ingredient | No, 10th Ingredient |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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