Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Duck vs. Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites
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Smallbatch has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smallbatch has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smallbatch has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Smallbatch is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient.
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Duck
First 10 ingredients:
duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal peas tapioca natural flavor freeze dried duck freeze dried chicken
Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites
Smallbatch has a better protein to fat ratio. However, Nature's Variety's ratio is not bad. (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Smallbatch has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smallbatch has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Smallbatch is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken including bone chicken chicken gizzards chicken hearts chicken livers organic winter squash organic spinach organic mct oil salmon oil organic turmeric
Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free DuckKibble |
Smallbatch Freezedried ChickenbitesFreeze-Dried Raw |
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Score
F |
Score
A+ |
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Food Type | Kibble | Freeze-Dried Raw |
Meat % | Unknown | 95% |
Protein % | 40% | 57.8% |
Fat % | 23.5% | 27.5% |
Fiber % | 3.5% | 1.9% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 1.7 to 1 | 2.1 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 25 | 13 |
Meat Content |
12 total
high concentration, high quality |
4 total
high concentration, high quality |
Non-Meats |
9 total
low concentration |
1 total
low concentration |
Pea-free | No, 6th Ingredient | Yes |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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