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Sojos vs. Instinct

In this comparison article for Sojos vs Instinct, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare Sojos and Instinct, we'll use up-to-date nutritional and price information.

There are many factors to consider when choosing the best pet food brand for your pet. Factors such as ingredient quality, guaranteed analysis, product safety, brand history, and cost are among the most important factors to consider.

Throughout this Instinct vs Sojos comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our Sojos Review Page or Instinct Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Instinct vs. Sojos

According to AAFCO, all pet food labels must provide a guaranteed analysis of nutrient content. The analysis must provide guaranteed minimum percentages of crude protein and crude fat, and maximum percentages of crude fiber and moisture.

All percentages used in this comparison are averages reported on a dry matter basis.

Sojos Dog Food vs. Instinct Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Sojos	Instinct
Crude Protein	34.2%	36.2%
Crude Fat	15.5%	24.1%
Crude Fiber	5.7%	4.4%

Crude Protein Comparison For Dog Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your dog's diet. Without sufficient protein, dogs can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude protein.

Crude Fat Comparison For Dog Food

Dietary fats serves a multitude of roles in the proper development and function of our canine companions. Here are some of the benefits (not exhaustive):

Help produce prostaglandins, which reduce inflammation among other critical functions.
Aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve skin and coat health
Improve the palatially of your dog's food

Instinct dry dog foods clearly provides more fat than Sojos. In fact, the difference between the fat content is roughly 8.60%, which is a significant amount.

As you can see, Instinct and Sojos guarantee a similar amount of crude fiber.

Sojos Cat Food vs. Instinct Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Sojos	Instinct
Crude Protein	33.3%	43.7%
Crude Fat	10%	25.4%
Crude Fiber	5%	3.7%

Crude Protein Comparison For Cat Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your cat's diet. Without sufficient protein, cats can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

On average, Instinct dry cat food recipes contain 10.32% more protein than Sojos recipes. Clearly, there is a significant difference between the protein content of Sojos and Instinct.

Crude Fat Comparison For Cat Food

There are many ways in which dietary fat contributes to the overall health of our feline friends. Here is a short list of benefits provided by fats (not exhaustive):

Aid in the digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve the health of skin/coat
Slow the growth of yeast infections
Slow the development and spread of certain type of cancers.
Maintain healthy blood pressure

When you look at the average percentages of crude fat for dry cat food, it's clear that Instinct provides significantly more fat. On average, Instinct guarantees about 15.36% more protein than Sojos.

Instinct and Sojos both provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

Sojos Pet Food Ingredients vs. Instinct Pet Food Ingredients

Sojos and Instinct both use the following controversial ingredients in many of their products:

Garlic

Canola Oil

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Instinct.

Pea Protein

Tomato Pomace

Dried Tomato Pomace

Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)

Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols And Citric Acid)

We believe that certain pet food ingredients are linked to adverse health affects; these ingredients are classified as harmful.

Here are some of the harmful ingredients used only by Instinct.

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Product Safety: Recall History of Sojos & Instinct?

According to our records, Sojos has never been recalled.

Instinct has been recalled 2 times.

July 24, 2015: Salmonella
Feb. 15, 2013: Pieces of clear plastic in bag

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Sojos	Instinct
Per Pound	$17.19	$8.93
Per Calorie	$0.0103	$0.0044

The average cost-per-lb is heavily influenced by the varying amounts of moisture present in each brand's food products (wet vs. dry food, dry vs. freeze-dried food, etc). However, the average cost-per-kcal eliminates the influence of moisture. Therefore, the average cost-per-kcal is the better metric to consider.

If you'd like to calculate the average cost-per-day or cost-pet-year of feeding Sojos or Instinct, input your pet's weight into our cost analyzer widget.

Averages price data can identify whether or not there exists a significant price difference between two brands. However, the actual price that you'll pay for Sojos or Instinct will depend on your shopping habits.

Pet owners who use our price comparison feature typically save more than 25% off retail prices for Sojos and Instinct. In addition, we currently have some great coupons for our readers.

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Where To Buy Sojos Pet Foods

You can purchase Sojos pet foods from the following stores:

9 Recipes In-Stock Today

5 Recipes In-Stock Today

8 Recipes In-Stock Today

7 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Instinct Pet Foods

You can purchase Instinct pet food products from these retailers:

84 Recipes In-Stock Today

59 Recipes In-Stock Today

67 Recipes In-Stock Today

17 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Sojos	Instinct
Dry Dog Food	None	37 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	None	10 Recipes
Dog Treats	4 Treats	None
Dry Cat Food	None	20 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	None	16 Recipes
Cat Treats	2 Treats	None