Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Royal Canin Recovery
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Royal Canin has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Royal Canin has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Royal Canin has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Royal Canin is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient.
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay
Royal Canin Recovery
Royal Canin has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Royal Canin has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Royal Canin has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Royal Canin is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
poultry by-products chicken meat hydrolysed pork gelatin corn starch mixture powdered cellulose fish oil caseinate minerals sunflower oil psyllium husks and seeds
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free ChickenKibble |
Royal Canin RecoveryCanned |
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Score
F |
Score
C |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Canned |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 41% | 12.7% |
| Fat % | 21% | 6.4% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 2.3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.95 to 1 | 1.98 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 12 |
| Meat Content |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
high quality |
| Non-Meats |
7 total
low concentration |
2 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 5th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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