Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Chicken vs. Versele-Laga Crispy Pellets
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Versele-Laga has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.76 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Versele-Laga has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Versele-Laga has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Both foods are pea-free.
Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein Chicken
First 10 ingredients:
chicken tapioca chicken fat ground flaxseed natural flavor dried tomato pomace dried whey protein concentrate dicalcium phosphate potassium chloride salt
Versele-Laga Crispy Pellets
Versele-Laga has a better protein to fat ratio. Nature's Variety's ratio of 2.76 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Versele-Laga has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Versele-Laga has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
First 10 ingredients:
chicken meal cereals vegetables oils and fats vegetable protein fish meal minerals vitamin a vitamin d3 vitamin e
Nature's Variety Instinct Ultimate Protein ChickenKibble |
Versele-Laga Crispy PelletsKibble |
|
Score
C |
Score
D |
|
Food Type | Kibble | Kibble |
Meat % | Unknown | Unknown |
Protein % | 47% | 32% |
Fat % | 17% | 17% |
Fiber % | 3% | 2% |
Protein to Fat Ratio | 2.76 to 1 | 1.88 to 1 |
Total Ingredients | 14 | 10 |
Meat Content |
6 total
high quality |
2 total
low concentration, low quality |
Non-Meats |
5 total
low concentration |
1 total
low concentration |
Pea-free | Yes | Yes |
Sugar-free | Yes | Yes |
Controversial ingredient-free | Yes | Yes |
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