Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Turkey vs. Nutro Wholesome Essentials Adult Indoor Formula with Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Nutro's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Nutro has a lower concentration (4th vs 2nd ingredient).

Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Turkey

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Nutro's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

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First 10 ingredients:

turkey meal peas turkey tapioca canola oil natural flavor coconut oil salt montmorillonite clay choline chloride

Nutro Wholesome Essentials Adult Indoor Formula with Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe

Both foods have peas, but Nutro has a lower concentration (4th vs 2nd ingredient).

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken meal brewers rice pea protein whole grain brown rice chicken fat dehydrated alfalfa meal potato protein dried plain beet pulp flaxseed