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Open Your Saved Comparison| 01 Horizon Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula Swap Remove | + Add A Food | + Add A Food | + Add A Food | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula 31.1% | |||
| 02 Carbohydrate Load, Dry Matter Lower Is Better Estimated, 6% ash assumed. Estimated, not measured. It is what is left of the guaranteed analysis once protein, fat, fiber and moisture are taken out, with ash assumed at 6%. That leftover is mostly starch but also carries sugars and the fiber a crude-fiber test misses, so read it as a close estimate rather than an exact figure. Measured as fed, the same basis as the bag. | 01 Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula 43% 38.4% as fed | |||
| 03 Named Proteins In The First Five Count of named animal proteins. The count matches any named animal word in the opening five ingredients, so it also counts animal fats and flavourings as proteins. It is shown because it is one of the five measured lines, but it is too rough to call a winner on. | 01 Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula 2 of 5 | |||
| 04 Flagged Additives Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula None | |||
| 05 Brand Recall History Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula None | |||
| Starch, As Fed Estimated, not measured. It is what is left of the guaranteed analysis once protein, fat, fiber and moisture are taken out, with ash assumed at 6%. That leftover is mostly starch but also carries sugars and the fiber a crude-fiber test misses, so read it as a close estimate rather than an exact figure. Measured as fed, the same basis as the bag. | 01 Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula 38.4% | |||
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula 380 | |||
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula Chicken Meal, Whole Grain Barley, Whole Grain Oats, Chicken, Whole Grain Rye |
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- Horizon Pulsar Grain-Free Chicken Formula 30.8% protein Add
- Horizon Pulsar Grain-Free Lamb Formula 28.9% protein Add
- Horizon Pulsar Grain-Free Salmon Formula 30.8% protein Add
Every figure here is the food's own. Protein and carbohydrate are converted to dry matter so foods of different moisture can be set beside each other; starch is estimated from the guaranteed analysis with ash assumed at 6.0%, and the recall record belongs to the manufacturer rather than to the recipe. Two rows are printed but never marked: the named-protein count, because the detection behind it is too rough to call a winner on, and calories, because neither more nor fewer is better without knowing the dog.
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