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

Legend

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 Duck

Kibble

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Smallbatch Freezedried Chickenbites

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
A+
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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