Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Duck vs. Smalls Other Bird Recipe

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.88 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Smalls is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient.

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Duck

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Smalls's ratio of 2.88 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal peas tapioca natural flavor freeze dried duck freeze dried chicken

Smalls Other Bird Recipe

Smalls has much fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Smalls has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Smalls is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 6th ingredient.

First 10 ingredients:

finely ground turkey with bone turkey heart turkey liver turkey gizzard goat's milk turkey egg water egg shell membrane herring oil mixed tocopherols

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Duck

Kibble

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Smalls Other Bird Recipe

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Score
F
Score
A+
Food Type Kibble Freeze-Dried Raw
Meat % Unknown 98%
Protein % 40% 49%
Fat % 23.5% 17%
Fiber % 3.5% 3%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.7 to 1 2.88 to 1
Total Ingredients 25 9
Meat Content 12 total
high concentration, high quality
5 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 9 total
low concentration
None
Pea-free No, 6th Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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