Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Chicken vs. Smack Pacific Fish Feast
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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Smack's ratio of 1.56 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smack has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Smack is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient.
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Chicken
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Smack's ratio of 1.56 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat tapioca freeze dried chicken natural flavor freeze dried chicken liver
Smack Pacific Fish Feast
Smack has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smack is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 5th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
rockfish herring organic pumpkin organic spinach organic celery organic apple organic parsley organic kale organic turmeric tocopherols
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free ChickenKibble |
Smack Pacific Fish FeastFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
F |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 85% |
| Protein % | 41% | 50% |
| Fat % | 22% | 32% |
| Fiber % | 3.5% | 1.5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.86 to 1 | 1.56 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 21 | 9 |
| Meat Content |
9 total
high concentration, high quality |
2 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
9 total
low concentration |
6 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 5th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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