The Comparison
Four Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 Pedigree High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor Swap Remove
- 02 Pedigree Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor Swap Remove
- 03 Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy Swap Remove
- 04 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Swap Remove
| 01 Pedigree High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor Swap Remove | 02 Pedigree Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor Swap Remove | 03 Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy Swap Remove | 04 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Swap Remove | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor 30.7% | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 23.9% | 03 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 33.0% Best in this row | 04 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 31.5% |
| 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 High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor 44% 39.0% as fed | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 53% 47.0% as fed | 03 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 38% 33.0% as fed Best in this row | 04 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 41% 36.5% 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 High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor 0 of 5 | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 0 of 5 | 03 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- No ingredient list on file. | 04 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 3 of 5 |
| 04 Flagged Additives Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor 4 BHA, Red 40, Blue 2, Yellow 5 | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 4 BHA, Red 40, Blue 2, Yellow 5 | 03 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- No ingredient list on file. | 04 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal None Best in this row |
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor None | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor None | 03 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy None | 04 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 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 High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor 39.0% | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 47.0% | 03 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 33.0% | 04 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 36.5% |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor 316 | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 318 | 03 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- | 04 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 376 |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor Ground Whole Grain Corn, Meat And Bone Meal (Source Of Calcium), Corn Gluten Meal, Animal Fat (Source Of Omega 6 Fatty Acids [preserved with Bha & Citric Acid]), Soybean Meal | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor Ground Whole Grain Corn, Meat And Bone Meal (Source Of Calcium), Animal Fat (Source Of Omega 6 Fatty Acids) [preserved with Bha And Citric Acid]), Corn Gluten Meal, Soybean Meal | 03 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- | 04 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Salmon, Whitefish Meal, Organic Oatmeal, Organic Barley, Lamb Meal |
Swap A Food
Replacing column 03.
- Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 36.0% 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 Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3% 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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