Wellness CORE Original vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Wellness's ratio of 2.5 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) 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 5th ingredient).
Wellness CORE Original
First 10 ingredients:
deboned turkey deboned chicken turkey meal chicken meal peas herring meal chicken fat dried ground potatoes tomato pomace ground flaxseed
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Wellness's ratio of 2.5 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
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 5th ingredient).
First 10 ingredients:
duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas tapioca
Wellness CORE OriginalKibble |
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free DuckKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
F |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
| Protein % | 45% | 40% |
| Fat % | 18% | 23% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.5 to 1 | 1.74 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 22 | 22 |
| Meat Content |
7 total
high concentration, high quality |
12 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
6 total
low concentration |
8 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 5th Ingredient | No, 9th Ingredient |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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