Four Foods, One Method

• 01 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley Swap Remove
• 02 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Swap Remove
• 03 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Swap Remove
• 04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice Swap Remove

Four Foods, One Method. Each row is one measure; the best figure in a row is marked.

	01 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley Swap Remove	02 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Swap Remove	03 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Swap Remove	04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice Swap Remove
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.	01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley 18.9%	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice 27.2%	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 31.5% Best in this row	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice 22.2%
02 Carbohydrate Load, Dry Matter Lower Is Better Estimated, 6% ash assumed. iEstimated, 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 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley 60% 54.0% as fed	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice 43% 39.0% as fed	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 41% 36.5% as fed Best in this row	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice 53% 47.5% as fed
03 Named Proteins In The First Five Count of named animal proteins. iThe 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 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley 1 of 5	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice 2 of 5	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 3 of 5	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice 1 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley None	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice None	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal None	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice None
05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley None	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice None	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal None	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice None
Starch, As Fed iEstimated, 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 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley 54.0%	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice 39.0%	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 36.5%	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice 47.5%
Kcal / Cup	01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley 359	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice 434	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 376	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice 371
First Five Ingredients	01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley Chicken Meal, Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Sorghum, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Wheat	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Chicken, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Oats, Cracked Pearled Barley, Chicken Meal	03 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Salmon, Whitefish Meal, Organic Oatmeal, Organic Barley, Lamb Meal	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice Chicken Meal, Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Soybean Meal, Whole Grain Sorghum

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.