Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Pretty Bird's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Pretty Bird has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Pretty Bird is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient. Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

Pretty Bird has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Pretty Bird is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient.

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First 10 ingredients:

hydrolyzed pork chicken meal poultry fat potato starch powdered chicken l-lysine tomato pomace dl methionine cellulose potassium citrate

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Pretty Bird's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal turkey meal menhaden fish meal chicken fat peas freeze dried beef freeze dried beef kidney freeze dried beef spleen freeze dried beef liver

 

Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

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Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken

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Score
C
Score
F
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown 82%
Protein % 50% 41%
Fat % 22% 24%
Fiber % 5% 2.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.27 to 1 1.71 to 1
Total Ingredients 14 27
Meat Content 4 total
high concentration, high quality
14 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
9 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes No, 6th Ingredient
Sugar-free No Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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