Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck vs. Abene Alimento Específico Para Hurones

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Abene's ratio of 3.17 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (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. Abene is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 9th ingredient. Abene contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Abene's ratio of 3.17 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (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.
Abene contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

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First 10 ingredients:

duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas tapioca

Abene Alimento Específico Para Hurones

Abene is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 9th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken meat fish corn sorghum wheat sesame rice vegetable oil and/or animal fat soy flour safflower

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck

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Abene Alimento Específico Para Hurones

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Score
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Score
D
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 40% 38%
Fat % 23% 12%
Fiber % 3% 4%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.74 to 1 3.17 to 1
Total Ingredients 22 35
Meat Content 12 total
high concentration, high quality
2 total
low concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 8 total
low concentration
9 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 9th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes No
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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