Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck vs. Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Ocean Fish with Salmon

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Applaws's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly 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 (9th vs 2nd ingredient).

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Applaws's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has slightly 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 (9th vs 2nd ingredient).

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Applaws Complete Dry Adult Cat Ocean Fish with Salmon

First 10 ingredients:

white fish peas herring meal chickpea flour lentils salmon whitefish meal flaxseed brewer’s yeast salmon oil