Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Salmon vs. Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Cat Food

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Rachael Ray Nutrish's ratio of 2.43 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Rachael Ray Nutrish has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. 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 (7th vs 6th ingredient).

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Salmon

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Rachael Ray Nutrish's ratio of 2.43 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 (7th vs 6th ingredient).

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

salmon menhaden fish meal white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas herring meal canola oil tapioca

Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Cat Food

Rachael Ray Nutrish has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal corn protein concentrate ground brown rice brewers rice dried peas chicken fat fish meal carrot flaxseed