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Originally Posted by Cherie6446  My Zoey eats raw. She loves it and as the others have stated, their poop is so small and almost order free. I feed Nature's Variety. Tried Stella & Chewy's but the fat content was extremely high. The vet is not crazy about it only because of handling raw meat but I am very careful. |
Stella & Chewy's has 2 products. One is a freeze dried raw product and due to it's conversion on a dry matter basis, the fat content ranges from 25 to 35 percent.
To make a valid comparison, you need to convert your Nature's Variety raw to dry matter.
I am using the Chicken Formula (found here:
Nature's Variety: Instinct Raw Frozen Diet for Dogs and Cats: Chicken Formula | Nature's Variety ) for demonstration.
To determine the amount of protein on a dry matter basis, divide the reported amount of protein (in this case, 13%) by the total amount of dry matter (32%).
Then, multiply the result by 100.
Dry Matter Protein Content = (13/32) x 100 = 40.00%
Dry Matter Crude Fat Content = (6/32) x 100 = 18.7%
Normally, the higher the fat content, the lower the protein content and vice versa.
I agree with you, the NV is suprisingly low in fat and at the same time has a decent amount of protein.