Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend Chicken vs. Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
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Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Oxbow has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Oxbow has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Oxbow 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
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
Oxbow Essentials Ferret Food
Oxbow has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Oxbow has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Oxbow has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Oxbow is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meal chicken chicken fat egg product gelatin rice flour flaxseed meal cassava root flour dried plain beet pulp l-lysine
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity 20% Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Blend ChickenKibble |
Oxbow Essentials Ferret FoodKibble |
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Score
F |
Score
B |
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| Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
| Meat % | 82% | Unknown |
| Protein % | 41% | 42% |
| Fat % | 24% | 20% |
| Fiber % | 2.5% | 3% |
| Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.71 to 1 | 2.1 to 1 |
| Total Ingredients | 27 | 20 |
| Meat Content |
14 total
high concentration, high quality |
6 total
high concentration, high quality |
| Non-Meats |
9 total
low concentration |
4 total
low concentration |
| Pea-free | No, 6th Ingredient | Yes |
| Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
| Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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