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Two Foods, One Method

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

Every food here is made by Natural Balance, 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 Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Lamb Swap Remove 02 Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison Swap Remove + Add A Food + Add A Food
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. 01 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Lamb 35.6% Best in this row 02 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison 22.2%
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 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Lamb 37% 33.5% as fed Best in this row 02 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison 56% 50.0% 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 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Lamb 2 of 5 02 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison 1 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. 01 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Lamb None 02 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison None
05 Brand Recall History Level Manufacturer, not recipe. 01 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Lamb None 02 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison 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 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Lamb 33.5% 02 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison 50.0%
Kcal / Cup 01 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Lamb 338 02 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison 375
First Five Ingredients 01 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Lamb Lamb, Pea Protein, Lamb Meal, Chickpeas, Peas 02 L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison Sweet Potatoes, Bison, Potato Protein, Pea Protein, Canola Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)

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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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