The Comparison
Four Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Every food here is made by Science Diet, so the recall row cannot separate them.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Swap Remove
- 02 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Swap Remove
- 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove
- 04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice Swap Remove
| 01 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Swap Remove | 02 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Swap Remove | 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove | 04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice Swap Remove | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% | 02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken 23.3% Best in this row | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3% | 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. 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 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 54% 49.0% as fed | 02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken 52% 47.0% as fed | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 49% 44.0% 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. 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 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 1 of 5 | 02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken 2 of 5 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 1 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 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice None | 02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice None |
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice None | 02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & 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 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 49.0% | 02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken 47.0% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 44.0% | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice 47.5% |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 370 | 02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken 392 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 271 | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice 371 |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Sorghum, Whole Grain Wheat | 02 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Chicken, Brewers Rice, Chicken Meal, Yellow Peas, Cracked Pearled Barley | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Pea Fiber, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn | 04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice Chicken Meal, Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Soybean Meal, Whole Grain Sorghum |
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 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 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 Large Breed Chicken & Barley 22.2% protein Swap In
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Large Breed Chicken 26.7% 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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