Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Chicken vs. Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

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Thrive 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.) Thrive has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Thrive has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Chicken

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken tapioca chicken fat ground flaxseed natural flavor dried tomato pomace dried whey protein concentrate dicalcium phosphate potassium chloride salt

Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

Thrive 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.)
Thrive has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Thrive has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

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 Ultimate Protein Chicken

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Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

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Score
C
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown 90%
Protein % 47% 52%
Fat % 17% 22%
Fiber % 3% 1.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.76 to 1 2.36 to 1
Total Ingredients 14 12
Meat Content 6 total
high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 5 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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