The Comparison
Three Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 Wellness Ninety-Five Percent Whitefish Dog Food Mixer or Topper Swap Remove
- 02 Wellness Core Digestive Health Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Swap Remove
- 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Swap Remove
| 01 Wellness Ninety-Five Percent Whitefish Dog Food Mixer or Topper Swap Remove | 02 Wellness Core Digestive Health Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Swap Remove | 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Swap Remove | + Add A Food | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Ninety-Five Percent Whitefish Dog Food Mixer or Topper 40.9% Best in this row | 02 Core Digestive Health Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice 37.8% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% | |
| 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 Ninety-Five Percent Whitefish Dog Food Mixer or Topper 23% 1.0% as fed Best in this row | 02 Core Digestive Health Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice 36% 32.0% as fed | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 54% 49.0% 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 Ninety-Five Percent Whitefish Dog Food Mixer or Topper 1 of 5 | 02 Core Digestive Health Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice 3 of 5 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 1 of 5 | |
| 04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Ninety-Five Percent Whitefish Dog Food Mixer or Topper None | 02 Core Digestive Health Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice None | |
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Ninety-Five Percent Whitefish Dog Food Mixer or Topper None | 02 Core Digestive Health Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown 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 Ninety-Five Percent Whitefish Dog Food Mixer or Topper 1.0% | 02 Core Digestive Health Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice 32.0% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 49.0% | |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Ninety-Five Percent Whitefish Dog Food Mixer or Topper -- | 02 Core Digestive Health Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice 424 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 391 | |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Ninety-Five Percent Whitefish Dog Food Mixer or Topper Whitefish, Water Sufficient For Processing, Natural Flavor, Carrageenan, Cassia Gum | 02 Core Digestive Health Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal (source of Glucosamine), Turkey Meal (source of Chondroitin Sulfate), Brown Rice, Oat Groats | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Sorghum, Whole Grain Wheat |
Swap A Food
Replacing column 02.
- 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 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
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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