Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. WholeHearted Grain-Free Salmon Recipe Dry Kitten Food

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. However, WholeHearted'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. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (5th vs 3rd ingredient).

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. However, WholeHearted'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.
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (5th vs 3rd ingredient).

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay

WholeHearted Grain-Free Salmon Recipe Dry Kitten Food

First 10 ingredients:

salmon salmon meal peas lentils canola oil pea flour menhaden fish meal flaxseed natural flavor potassium chloride