The Comparison
Four Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 Merrick Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper Swap Remove
- 02 Merrick Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison Swap Remove
- 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove
- 04 Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy Swap Remove
| 01 Merrick Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper Swap Remove | 02 Merrick Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison Swap Remove | 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove | 04 Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy Swap Remove | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 100.0% Best in this row | 02 Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison 29.2% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3% | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 33.0% |
| 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 Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 0% 0.0% as fed | 02 Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison 42% 37.5% as fed | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 49% 44.0% as fed | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 38% 33.0% as fed Best in this row |
| 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 Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 1 of 5 | 02 Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison 3 of 5 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 1 of 5 | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- No ingredient list on file. |
| 04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper None | 02 Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- No ingredient list on file. |
| 05 Brand Recall History Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 1 None in the last 3 years | 02 Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison 1 None in the last 3 years | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None Best in this row | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy None Best in this row |
| 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 Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 0.0% | 02 Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison 37.5% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 44.0% | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 33.0% |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 20 | 02 Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison 380 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 271 | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper Beef Bone Broth, Butternut Squash, Blueberries, Parsley, Cinnamon | 02 Full Source with Healthy Grains Raw-Coated Kibble with Lamb & Venison Deboned Lamb, Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Salmon Meal, Oatmeal | 03 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 | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- |
Swap A Food
Replacing column 02.
- 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 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini 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 Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3% 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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