The Comparison
Two Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Every food here is made by Acana, so the recall row cannot separate them.
Open Your Saved Comparison| 01 Acana Puppy Swap Remove | 02 Acana Red Meat Swap Remove | + Add A Food | + Add A Food | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Puppy 35.2% Best in this row | 02 Red Meat 33.0% | ||
| 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 Puppy 31% 27.0% as fed Best in this row | 02 Red Meat 34% 30.0% 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 Puppy 3 of 5 | 02 Red Meat 3 of 5 | ||
| 04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Puppy None | 02 Red Meat None | ||
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Puppy None | 02 Red Meat 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 Puppy 27.0% | 02 Red Meat 30.0% | ||
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Puppy 408 | 02 Red Meat 388 | ||
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Puppy Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, whole green peas, whole red lentils | 02 Red Meat Beef, pork, beef meal, whole red lentils, whole pinto beans |
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- Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 36.0% protein Add
- Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 31.5% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice 21.1% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 21.1% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley 22.2% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley 22.2% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 17.2% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice 22.2% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3% 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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