Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend With Real Chicken Dry Cat Food
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has 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 Purina has a lower concentration (20th vs 5th ingredient). Purina contains controversial ingredients.
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Purina's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Purina contains controversial ingredients.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay
Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend With Real Chicken Dry Cat Food
Both foods have peas, but Purina has a lower concentration (20th vs 5th ingredient).
First 10 ingredients:
chicken rice flour chicken by-product meal corn gluten meal beef fat soybean meal whole grain corn wheat flour natural flavor soy protein isolate
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free ChickenKibble |
Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend With Real Chicken Dry Cat FoodKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
F |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 41% | 34% |
| Fat % | 21% | 15% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 2% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.95 to 1 | 2.27 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 26 |
| Meat Content |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
4 total
high quality |
| Non-Meats |
7 total
low concentration |
8 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 5th Ingredient | No, 20th Ingredient |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | No |
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