Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken 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 6th ingredient.

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

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:

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

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 6th 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 Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken

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Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

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Score
F
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % 82% 90%
Protein % 41% 52%
Fat % 24% 22%
Fiber % 2.5% 1.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.71 to 1 2.36 to 1
Total Ingredients 27 12
Meat Content 14 total
high concentration, high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 9 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 6th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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