Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck vs. ZiwiPeak Chicken with Whole Mackerel Recipe

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. ZiwiPeak's ratio of 1.36 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) ZiwiPeak has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (9th vs 7th ingredient).

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. ZiwiPeak's ratio of 1.36 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (9th vs 7th ingredient).

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

ZiwiPeak Chicken with Whole Mackerel Recipe

ZiwiPeak has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken necks whole mackerel chicken bone dried egg white dried yellow peas dried green lentils chicken fat dried quinoa

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck

Kibble

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ZiwiPeak Chicken with Whole Mackerel Recipe

Steam & Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
F
Food Type Kibble Steam & Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 90%
Protein % 40% 38%
Fat % 23% 28%
Fiber % 3% 4%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.74 to 1 1.36 to 1
Total Ingredients 22 15
Meat Content 12 total
high concentration, high quality
8 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 8 total
low concentration
4 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 9th Ingredient No, 7th Ingredient
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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