Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb vs Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe
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 Lamb scores 93 and Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe scores 94 out of 100. Prices are not on file for Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb, so we cannot compare cost.
| Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb | Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Nature's Variety | Waita |
| Rating (Recipe) | 93Good | 94Good |
| Type | Dry Freeze Dried | Dry Freeze Dried |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | Adult | All lifestages |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 78% | 98% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 38% | 52% |
| Fat (as fed) | 36% | 22% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 5% | 4% |
| Ash (as fed) | 7% | - |
| Moisture (as fed) | 6% | 7% |
| Protein (dry matter) | - | 56.50% |
| Fat (dry matter) | - | 23.90% |
| Fibre (dry matter) | - | 4.30% |
| Ash (dry matter) | - | 7.60% |
| Carbohydrates (dry matter) | - | 8.70% |
| Energy | - | 451 kcal/100g |
| Additives | 6 nutritional | 9 nutritional |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | 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) | Duck 62.0%, Duck 12.2%, Duck 7.0%, Liver 7.0%, Duck Heart 4.0%, Pumpkin 4.0%, Duck Breast 3.0% (1% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Deboned Lamb · meat good | Duck · meat medium |
| Ingredient count | 24 | 7 |
| 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 0 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
Only in Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb
Deboned Lamb goodLamb Lung mediumLamb Heart goodLambs Liver goodCarrots 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 Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe
Duck mediumLiver goodDuck Heart goodPumpkin goodDuck Breast goodIf neither suits
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Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb or Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 93 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.