Stella & Chewy's Selects Chicken Medallions vs. Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Longevity Frozen Bites Beef & Cod

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You can't go wrong with either of these foods. They both received top marks.

Stella & Chewy's 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.) Stella & Chewy's has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

Stella & Chewy's Selects Chicken Medallions

Stella & Chewy's 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.)
Stella & Chewy's has fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken gizzard gelatin dried egg yolk yeast potassium chloride sodium phosphate choline chloride tricalcium phosphate

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

First 10 ingredients:

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

 

Stella & Chewy's Selects Chicken Medallions

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

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Score
A+
Score
A+
Food Type Frozen Raw Frozen Raw
Meat % 97% 95%
Protein % 16% 13%
Fat % 9% 9%
Fiber % 2% 2%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.78 to 1 1.44 to 1
Total Ingredients 8 17
Meat Content 5 total
high concentration, high quality
6 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 2 total
low concentration
7 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 
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