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Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 NutriSource Choice Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove
| 01 NutriSource Choice Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove | + Add A Food | + Add A Food | + Add A Food | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Choice Chicken Meal & Barley 26.7% | |||
| 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 Chicken Meal & Barley 47% 42.0% 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 Chicken Meal & Barley 1 of 5 | |||
| 04 Flagged Additives Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Choice Chicken Meal & Barley None | |||
| 05 Brand Recall History Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Choice Chicken Meal & Barley 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 Chicken Meal & Barley 42.0% | |||
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Choice Chicken Meal & Barley -- | |||
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Choice Chicken Meal & Barley Chicken Meal, Whole Grain Sorghum, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley |
Swap A Food
Replacing column 01.
From The Same Line
- NutriSource Choice Whitefish Meal & Rice 24.4% protein Swap In
- NutriSource Choice Turkey Meal & Barley 25.6% protein Swap In
- NutriSource Element Series Coastal Plains 37.8% protein Swap In
- NutriSource Element Series Outback Trails 37.8% protein Swap In
- NutriSource Element Series Open Waters 37.8% protein Swap In
- NutriSource Small & Medium Breed Puppy 35.6% 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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