Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck vs. Taste of the Wild Canyon River Feline Recipe

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Taste of the Wild's ratio of 2.67 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (9th vs 8th ingredient).

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Taste of the Wild's ratio of 2.67 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Nature's Variety has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Both foods have peas, but Nature's Variety has a lower concentration (9th vs 8th ingredient).

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

duck turkey meal chicken meal chicken fat white fish meal pacific whiting pacific sole pacific rockfish peas tapioca

Taste of the Wild Canyon River Feline Recipe

First 10 ingredients:

trout fish broth vegetable broth ocean fish salmon dried egg whites potato starch dried ground peas carrots sweet potatoes

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Original Grain-Free Duck

Kibble

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Taste of the Wild Canyon River Feline Recipe

Canned

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Score
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Score
F
Food Type Kibble Canned
Meat % Unknown Unknown
Protein % 40% 8%
Fat % 23% 3%
Fiber % 3% 1.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.74 to 1 2.67 to 1
Total Ingredients 22 25
Meat Content 12 total
high concentration, high quality
6 total
high quality
Non-Meats 8 total
low concentration
8 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 9th Ingredient No, 8th Ingredient
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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