Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck vs. Real Meat Turkey Recipe

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Real Meat has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Real Meat is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 9th ingredient. Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Real Meat's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Real Meat contains controversial ingredients.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Real Meat Turkey Recipe

Real Meat has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Real Meat is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 9th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

turkey turkey liver turkey heart turkey gizzard turkey neck vegetable glycerin pumpkin powder parsley powder inulin ground turkey bone

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck

Kibble

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Real Meat Turkey Recipe

Air-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Air-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 90%
Protein % 40% 29%
Fat % 23% 26%
Fiber % 3% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.74 to 1 1.12 to 1
Total Ingredients 22 15
Meat Content 12 total
high concentration, high quality
6 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 8 total
low concentration
3 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 9th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes No
 

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