Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Rabbit vs. 9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) 9 Lives has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. 9 Lives is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient.
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Rabbit
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 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.
First 10 ingredients:
rabbit turkey meal menhaden fish meal chicken fat white fish meal peas salmon meal rabbit meal tapioca natural flavor
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food
9 Lives has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
9 Lives is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal corn protein meal soybean meal animal fat whole wheat ocean fish meal natural flavor dicalcium phosphate salt
Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free RabbitKibble |
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat FoodKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
F |
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Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
Protein % | 40.5% | 38% |
Fat % | 22.5% | 12.5% |
Fiber % | 3% | 2.5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.8 to 1 | 3.04 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 22 | 16 |
Meat Content |
12 total
high concentration, high quality |
3 total
low concentration, low quality |
Non-Meats |
7 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
Pea-free | No, 6th Ingredient | Yes |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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