Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Beef vs Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb
How the two products stack up on rating, ingredients, analysis and price.
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Both are rated at essentially the same level: Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Beef scores 94 and Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb scores 94 out of 100. Prices are not on file for either product, so we cannot compare cost.
| Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Beef | Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Nature's Variety | Nature's Variety |
| Rating (Recipe) | 94Good | 94Good |
| Type | Dry Freeze Dried | Dry Freeze Dried |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | Adult | Adult |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 77% | 78% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 37% | 38% |
| Fat (as fed) | 34% | 36% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 6% | 5% |
| Ash (as fed) | 8% | 7% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 6% | 6% |
| Energy | - | - |
| Additives | 6 nutritional | 6 nutritional |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | Deboned Beef 50.0%, Beef lung 30.0%, Carrots 5.0%, Apples 5.0%, Pea Fibre 1.3%, Butternut Squash 1.0%, Sweet Potatoes 1.0%, Vitamins and minerals 1.0%, Sunflower oil 0.8%, Cranberries 0.5%, Blackberries 0.5% (4% undeclared) | Deboned Lamb 35.0%, Lamb Lung 35.0%, Lamb Heart 5.0%, Lambs Liver 5.0%, Carrots 5.0%, Apples 5.0%, Pea Fibre 1.3%, Butternut Squash 1.0%, Sweet Potatoes 1.0%, Vitamins and minerals 1.0%, Cranberries 0.5%, Blackberries 0.5% (5% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Deboned Beef · meat good | Deboned Lamb · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 23 | 24 |
| Badges | CompleteHigh meatClear labelFull label | CompleteHigh meatClear labelFull label |
Lifestage comes from the manufacturer's own labelling. Dry-matter figures are estimates from the published label; recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score.
Shared ingredients
The two recipes share 20 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
In both
Carrots goodApples goodPea Fibre mediumButternut Squash goodSweet Potatoes goodVitamins and minerals mediumCranberries goodBlackberries goodLinseed goodChicory root goodKale goodPeppermint goodCoconut Oil mediumBeet Pulp mediumGreen Tea goodYucca Schidigera goodRosemary goodParsley goodDandelion Root goodHawthorn mediumOnly in Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Beef
Deboned Beef goodBeef lung mediumSunflower oil goodOnly in Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb
Deboned Lamb goodLamb Lung mediumLamb Heart goodLambs Liver goodIf neither suits
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Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Beef or Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 94 and 94 out of 100. A gap this small is within the tolerance of the scoring model.
How are these ratings calculated?
Open Dog Food parses each published ingredient list, estimates missing quantities, converts every ingredient to its dry-matter share and scores the recipe from 1 to 100. The full method is on the methodology page.