Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken vs. Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Zeal's ratio of 1.55 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Zeal has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Zeal has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Zeal 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. Zeal's ratio of 1.55 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca natural flavor dried tomato pomace montmorillonite clay
Zeal Salmon and Turkey for Cats
Zeal has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Zeal has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Zeal is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
salmon turkey turkey heart turkey liver bamboo fibre sunflower lecithin krill meal parsley taurine vitamin a
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free ChickenKibble |
Zeal Salmon and Turkey for CatsAir-Dried Raw |
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Score
F |
Score
A+ |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Air-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 96% |
| Protein % | 41% | 34% |
| Fat % | 21% | 22% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 4% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.95 to 1 | 1.55 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 18 | 10 |
| Meat Content |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
5 total
high concentration, 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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