Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod

Purina has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.44 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Nature's Variety is 100% pea-free; Purina has peas as its 11th ingredient. Purina contains controversial ingredients.

Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula

Purina has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.44 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

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First 10 ingredients:

chicken corn gluten meal rice beef fat soybean meal chicken by-product meal poultry by-product meal soy protein isolate dried egg product cassava root flour

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod

Nature's Variety has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Nature's Variety has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Nature's Variety is 100% pea-free; Purina has peas as its 11th ingredient.
Purina contains controversial ingredients.

First 10 ingredients:

beef beef liver beef kidney beef spleen ground cod beef heart ground flaxseed fish oil montmorillonite clay ground miscanthus grass