Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Salmon vs. Performatrin Ultra Grain-Free Original Kitten Recipe

Performatrin has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.27 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. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (7th vs 5th ingredient).

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Salmon

Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (7th vs 5th ingredient).

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

salmon menhaden fish meal white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas herring meal canola oil tapioca

Performatrin Ultra Grain-Free Original Kitten Recipe

Performatrin has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

First 10 ingredients:

turkey chicken meal potato duck meal peas salmon meal spray dried egg product potato protein chicken fat sweet potato