The Comparison
Four Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 NutriSource Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice Swap Remove
- 02 NutriSource Element Series Outback Trails Swap Remove
- 03 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Swap Remove
- 04 Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy Swap Remove
| 01 NutriSource Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice Swap Remove | 02 NutriSource Element Series Outback Trails Swap Remove | 03 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 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 Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice 24.4% | 02 Element Series Outback Trails 37.8% Best in this row | 03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 31.5% | 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 Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice 49% 44.0% as fed | 02 Element Series Outback Trails 32% 29.0% as fed Best in this row | 03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 41% 36.5% as fed | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 38% 33.0% 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 Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice 1 of 5 | 02 Element Series Outback Trails 4 of 5 | 03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 3 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 Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice None | 02 Element Series Outback Trails None | 03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal None | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- No ingredient list on file. |
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice None | 02 Element Series Outback Trails None | 03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal None | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 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 Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice 44.0% | 02 Element Series Outback Trails 29.0% | 03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 36.5% | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 33.0% |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice 400 | 02 Element Series Outback Trails 494 | 03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 376 | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice Whitefish Meal, Whole Grain Sorghum, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley | 02 Element Series Outback Trails Deboned Lamb, Kangaroo, Deboned Wild Boar, Lamb Meal, Turkey Meal | 03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Salmon, Whitefish Meal, Organic Oatmeal, Organic Barley, Lamb Meal | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- |
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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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