The Comparison
Four Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Puppy Swap Remove
- 02 Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble for Small Breeds Swap Remove
- 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Swap Remove
- 04 Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy Swap Remove
| 01 Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Puppy Swap Remove | 02 Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble for Small Breeds Swap Remove | 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 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 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Puppy 40.9% Best in this row | 02 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble for Small Breeds 39.8% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% | 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 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Puppy 28% 25.0% as fed Best in this row | 02 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble for Small Breeds 30% 26.0% as fed | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 54% 49.0% 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 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Puppy 3 of 5 | 02 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble for Small Breeds 3 of 5 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 1 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 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Puppy None | 02 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble for Small Breeds None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 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 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Puppy None | 02 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble for Small Breeds None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 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 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Puppy 25.0% | 02 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble for Small Breeds 26.0% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 49.0% | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 33.0% |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Puppy 447 | 02 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble for Small Breeds 451 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 391 | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble Puppy Chicken, chicken meal, peas, lentils, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols) | 02 Stella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Raw Coated Kibble for Small Breeds Chicken, chicken meal, peas, lentils, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols) | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Sorghum, Whole Grain Wheat | 04 Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy -- |
Swap A Food
Replacing column 04.
- 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 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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