The Comparison
One Food, One Method
One food so far. Add another and the same five measures run against both.
Open Your Saved Comparison| 01 Blue Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care 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 Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care 33.3% | |||
| 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 Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care 30% 27.0% 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 Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care 2 of 5 | |||
| 04 Flagged Additives Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care None | |||
| 05 Brand Recall History Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care 5 4 in the last 3 years | |||
| 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 Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care 27.0% | |||
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care 309 | |||
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Pea Starch, Peas, Pea Protein |
Add A Food
From The Same Line
- Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potato 22.2% protein Add
- Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Small Breed Adult Turkey and Potato 24.4% protein Add
- Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Large Breed Chicken and Brown Rice 24.4% protein Add
- Blue Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice 22.2% protein Add
- Blue Life Protection Formula Puppy Large Breed Chicken and Brown Rice 28.9% protein Add
- Blue Life Protection Formula Small Breed Adult Healthy Weight Chicken and Brown Rice 27.8% 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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