Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. IAMS is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient.
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. IAMS's ratio of 1.57 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy Kitten
IAMS has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
IAMS is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken by-product meal ground whole grain corn ground sorghum chicken fat corn gluten meal dried plain beet pulp natural flavor dried egg product potassium chloride
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free ChickenKibble |
IAMS Proactive Health Healthy KittenKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
C |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 41% | 33% |
| Fat % | 21% | 21% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.95 to 1 | 1.57 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 16 |
| Meat Content |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high quality |
| Non-Meats |
7 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 5th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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