Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Chicken vs. 9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Chicken
Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. 9 Lives's ratio of 3.04 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken tapioca chicken fat ground flaxseed natural flavor dried tomato pomace dried whey protein concentrate dicalcium phosphate potassium chloride salt
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat Food
First 10 ingredients:
whole ground corn chicken by-product meal corn protein meal soybean meal animal fat whole wheat ocean fish meal natural flavor dicalcium phosphate salt
Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein ChickenKibble |
9 Lives Kitten Essentials Chicken & Ocean Fish Dry Cat FoodKibble |
|
Score
C |
Score
F |
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Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
Protein % | 47% | 38% |
Fat % | 17% | 12.5% |
Fiber % | 3% | 2.5% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.76 to 1 | 3.04 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 14 | 16 |
Meat Content |
6 total
high quality |
3 total
low concentration, low quality |
Non-Meats |
5 total
low concentration |
3 total
low concentration |
Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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