Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken for Kittens vs. Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Pretty Bird's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Pretty Bird has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Pretty Bird has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Pretty Bird is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 4th ingredient. Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Chicken for Kittens

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Pretty Bird's ratio of 2.27 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken turkey meal menhaden fish meal peas chicken fat egg product chicken meal white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole

Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

Pretty Bird has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Pretty Bird has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Pretty Bird is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 4th ingredient.

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 Original Grain-Free Chicken for Kittens

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Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

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Score
F
Score
C
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 42.5% 50%
Fat % 22.5% 22%
Fiber % 3% 5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.89 to 1 2.27 to 1
Total Ingredients 24 14
Meat Content 15 total
high concentration, high quality
4 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 4th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes No
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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