Four Foods, One Method

• 01 Go! Solutions Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Adult Swap Remove
• 02 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove
• 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice Swap Remove
• 04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken Swap Remove

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

	01 Go! Solutions Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Adult Swap Remove	02 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove	03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice Swap Remove	04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken Swap Remove
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.	01 Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Adult 37.8% Best in this row	02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3%	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice 21.1%	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken 26.7%
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 Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Adult 34% 31.0% as fed Best in this row	02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 49% 44.0% as fed	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice 57% 51.0% as fed	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken 43% 39.0% 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 Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Adult 5 of 5	02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 1 of 5	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice 1 of 5	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken 1 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Adult None	02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice None	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken None
05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Adult None	02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice None	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken 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 Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Adult 31.0%	02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 44.0%	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice 51.0%	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken 39.0%
Kcal / Cup	01 Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Adult 435	02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 271	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice 363	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken 289
First Five Ingredients	01 Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Adult Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Salmon Meal, De-boned Chicken, De-boned Turkey	02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Pea Fiber, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice Chicken, Brewers Rice, Yellow Peas, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Oats	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice, Pea Fiber, Corn Gluten Meal

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.