Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken vs. Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

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Thrive has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Thrive has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Both foods are mostly free of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

chicken chicken liver chicken heart pumpkinseeds ground flaxseed montmorillonite clay salmon oil carrots apples butternut squash

Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

Thrive has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 1.12 to 1 is too low (too fatty). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Thrive has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.

First 10 ingredients:

dried chicken meat chicken chicken fat sweet potato potato chicken gravy vitamins vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e

 

Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Meals Chicken

Freeze-Dried Raw

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Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

Kibble

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Score
A+
Score
B
Food Type Freeze-Dried Raw Kibble
Meat % 93% 90%
Protein % 38% 52%
Fat % 34% 22%
Fiber % 3% 1.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 1.12 to 1 2.36 to 1
Total Ingredients 13 12
Meat Content 3 total
high concentration, high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 7 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Pea-free Yes Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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