The Comparison
Two Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Every food here is made by NutriSource, so the recall row cannot separate them.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 NutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree Swap Remove
- 02 NutriSource Element Series Outback Trails Swap Remove
| 01 NutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree Swap Remove | 02 NutriSource Element Series Outback Trails Swap Remove | + Add A Food | + Add A Food | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 PureVita Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree 26.7% | 02 Element Series Outback Trails 37.8% Best in this row | ||
| 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 PureVita Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree 42% 38.0% as fed | 02 Element Series Outback Trails 32% 29.0% as fed Best in this row | ||
| 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 PureVita Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree 2 of 5 | 02 Element Series Outback Trails 4 of 5 | ||
| 04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 PureVita Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree None | 02 Element Series Outback Trails None | ||
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 PureVita Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree None | 02 Element Series Outback Trails 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 PureVita Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree 38.0% | 02 Element Series Outback Trails 29.0% | ||
| Kcal / Cup | 01 PureVita Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree 435 | 02 Element Series Outback Trails 494 | ||
| First Five Ingredients | 01 PureVita Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree Turkey, Turkey Meal, Peas, Sweet Potato, Pea Flour | 02 Element Series Outback Trails Deboned Lamb, Kangaroo, Deboned Wild Boar, Lamb Meal, Turkey Meal |
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Replacing column 01.
- 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 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
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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