Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Salmon vs. Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Thrive's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Thrive has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Thrive is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 7th ingredient.

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Salmon

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Thrive's ratio of 2.36 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.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

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

Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

Thrive has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Thrive is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 7th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

dried chicken meat chicken chicken fat sweet potato potato chicken gravy vitamins vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Salmon

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Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

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Score
F
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown 90%
Protein % 42% 52%
Fat % 18.5% 22%
Fiber % 3.5% 1.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.27 to 1 2.36 to 1
Total Ingredients 29 12
Meat Content 15 total
high concentration, high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 9 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 7th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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