Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Turkey vs. Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

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Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Thrive's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Thrive has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Thrive has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Thrive is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 2nd ingredient.

Nature's Variety Instinct Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Turkey

Nature's Variety has a better protein to fat ratio. Thrive's ratio of 2.36 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)

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First 10 ingredients:

turkey meal peas turkey tapioca canola oil natural flavor coconut oil salt montmorillonite clay choline chloride

Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

Thrive has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Thrive has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Thrive is 100% pea-free; Nature's Variety has peas as its 2nd ingredient.

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 Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Turkey

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Thrive PremiumPlus Chicken Complete Dry Food

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Score
F
Score
B
Food Type Kibble Kibble
Meat % Unknown 90%
Protein % 35.5% 52%
Fat % 16.5% 22%
Fiber % 4% 1.5%
Protein to Fat Ratio 2.15 to 1 2.36 to 1
Total Ingredients 13 12
Meat Content 6 total
high quality
3 total
high concentration, high quality
Non-Meats 3 total
low concentration
2 total
low concentration
Pea-free No, 2nd Ingredient Yes
Sugar-free Yes Yes
Controversial ingredient-free Yes Yes
 

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