The Comparison
Four Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 Pedigree Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Swap Remove
- 02 Pedigree Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor Swap Remove
- 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice Swap Remove
- 04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Swap Remove
| 01 Pedigree Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Swap Remove | 02 Pedigree Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor Swap Remove | 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice Swap Remove | 04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Swap Remove | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor 23.9% Best in this row | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 23.9% Best in this row | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 21.1% | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 17.2% |
| 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 Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor 53% 47.0% as fed Best in this row | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 53% 47.0% as fed Best in this row | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 57% 51.0% as fed | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 60% 54.0% 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 Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor 0 of 5 | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 0 of 5 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 1 of 5 | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 1 of 5 |
| 04 Flagged Additives Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor 4 BHA, Red 40, Blue 2, Yellow 5 | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 4 BHA, Red 40, Blue 2, Yellow 5 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice None Best in this row | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice None Best in this row |
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor None | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice None | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 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 Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor 47.0% | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 47.0% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 51.0% | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 54.0% |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor 316 | 02 Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor 318 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 363 | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 353 |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable 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 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice Chicken, Brewers Rice, Yellow Peas, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Oats | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn |
Swap A Food
Replacing column 03.
- Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 33.0% protein Swap In
- 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 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 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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