Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Chicken vs. Open Farm Wild-Caught Salmon & Cod Freeze Dried Raw Cat Food
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Open Farm has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.76 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Open Farm has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Open Farm has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Chicken
First 10 ingredients:
chicken tapioca chicken fat ground flaxseed natural flavor dried tomato pomace dried whey protein concentrate dicalcium phosphate potassium chloride salt
Open Farm Wild-Caught Salmon & Cod Freeze Dried Raw Cat Food
Open Farm has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.76 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Open Farm has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Open Farm has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
salmon with ground bone cod sweet potato montmorillonite clay fenugreek seeds tricalcium phosphate organic dandelion greens salt choline chloride vitamins
Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein ChickenKibble |
Open Farm Wild-Caught Salmon & Cod Freeze Dried Raw Cat FoodFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
C |
Score
A |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
| Meat % | Unknown | 92% |
| Protein % | 47% | 41% |
| Fat % | 17% | 25% |
| Fiber % | 3% | 5% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.76 to 1 | 1.64 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 14 | 8 |
| Meat Content |
6 total
high quality |
2 total
high concentration, high 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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