Four Foods, One Method

• 01 Acana Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains Swap Remove
• 02 Acana Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains Swap Remove
• 03 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Swap Remove
• 04 Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato Swap Remove

Four Foods, One Method. Each row is one measure; the best figure in a row is marked.

	01 Acana Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains Swap Remove	02 Acana Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains Swap Remove	03 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Swap Remove	04 Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato Swap Remove
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.	01 Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains 30.7%	02 Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains 33.0%	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 31.5%	04 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 36.0% Best in this row
02 Carbohydrate Load, Dry Matter Lower Is Better Estimated, 6% ash assumed. iEstimated, 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 Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains 36% 32.0% as fed	02 Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains 34% 30.0% as fed Best in this row	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 41% 36.5% as fed	04 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 35% 31.5% as fed
03 Named Proteins In The First Five Count of named animal proteins. iThe 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 Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains 3 of 5	02 Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains 3 of 5	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 3 of 5	04 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 3 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains None	02 Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains None	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal None	04 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato None
05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains None	02 Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains None	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal None	04 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato None
Starch, As Fed iEstimated, 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 Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains 32.0%	02 Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains 30.0%	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 36.5%	04 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 31.5%
Kcal / Cup	01 Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains 371	02 Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains 371	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 376	04 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 393
First Five Ingredients	01 Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains Beef, pork, beef meal, oat groats, whole sorghum	02 Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, oat groats, whole sorghum	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Salmon, Whitefish Meal, Organic Oatmeal, Organic Barley, Lamb Meal	04 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato Beef, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Organic Sweet Potatoes, Organic Potatoes

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.