The Comparison
Four Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 Diamond Premium Adult Swap Remove
- 02 Diamond Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula Swap Remove
- 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice Swap Remove
- 04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove
| 01 Diamond Premium Adult Swap Remove | 02 Diamond Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula Swap Remove | 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice Swap Remove | 04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Premium Adult 28.9% | 02 Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula 30.0% Best in this row | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 21.1% | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3% |
| 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 Premium Adult 41% 37.0% as fed Best in this row | 02 Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula 42% 38.0% as fed | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 57% 51.0% as fed | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 49% 44.0% 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 Premium Adult 2 of 5 | 02 Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula 3 of 5 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 1 of 5 | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 1 of 5 |
| 04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Premium Adult None | 02 Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice None | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None |
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Premium Adult None | 02 Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice None | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 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 Premium Adult 37.0% | 02 Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula 38.0% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 51.0% | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 44.0% |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Premium Adult 435 | 02 Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula 345 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 363 | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 271 |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Premium Adult Chicken By-Product Meal, Whole Grain Ground Corn, Wheat Flour, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Beet Pulp | 02 Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula Chicken, Chicken Meal, Ground White Rice, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Cracked Pearled Barley | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice Chicken, Brewers Rice, Yellow Peas, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Oats | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Pea Fiber, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn |
Swap A Food
Replacing column 03.
- Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 36.0% protein Swap In
- Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 31.5% protein Swap In
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice 21.1% protein Swap In
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley 22.2% protein Swap In
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley 22.2% protein Swap In
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% protein Swap In
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 17.2% protein Swap In
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% protein Swap In
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice 22.2% protein Swap In
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% protein Swap In
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3% protein Swap In
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley 22.2% protein Swap In
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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