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The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.

Every food here is made by I and Love and You, so the recall row cannot separate them.

Two Foods, One Method. Each row is one measure; the best figure in a row is marked.
01 I and Love and You Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison Swap Remove 02 I and Love and You Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Chicken + Duck Swap Remove + Add A Food + Add A Food
01 Protein, Dry Matter Level Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. 01 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison 34.1% 02 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Chicken + Duck 34.1%
02 Carbohydrate Load, Dry Matter Level 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 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison 37% 32.5% as fed 02 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Chicken + Duck 37% 32.5% 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 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison 3 of 5 02 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Chicken + Duck 3 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. 01 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison None 02 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Chicken + Duck None
05 Brand Recall History Level Manufacturer, not recipe. 01 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison None 02 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Chicken + Duck 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 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison 32.5% 02 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Chicken + Duck 32.5%
Kcal / Cup 01 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison 431 02 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Chicken + Duck 431
First Five Ingredients 01 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Lamb + Bison Lamb, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Garbanzo Beans, Ground Peas 02 Naked Essentials Grain-Free with Chicken + Duck Chicken, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Garbanzo Beans, Ground Peas

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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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