Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken

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Pretty Bird has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Pretty Bird has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free. Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

Pretty Bird has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Pretty Bird has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

hydrolyzed pork chicken meal poultry fat potato starch powdered chicken l-lysine tomato pomace dl methionine cellulose potassium citrate

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken

Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken heart pumpkinseeds ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay salmon oil carrots apples butternut squash

 

Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

Kibble

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Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
C
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 93%
Protein % 50% 38%
Fat % 22% 34%
Fiber % 5% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.27 to 1 1.12 to 1
Total Ingredients 14 13
Meat Content 4 total
high concentration, high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
7 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free No Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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