The Comparison
Three Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Swap Remove
- 02 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken Swap Remove
- 03 Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato Swap Remove
| 01 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Swap Remove | 02 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken Swap Remove | 03 Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato Swap Remove | + Add A Food | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 17.2% | 02 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken 26.7% | 03 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 36.0% 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 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 60% 54.0% as fed | 02 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken 42% 38.0% as fed | 03 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 35% 31.5% 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 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 1 of 5 | 02 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken 1 of 5 | 03 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 3 of 5 | |
| 04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice None | 02 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken None | 03 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato None | |
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice None | 02 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken None | 03 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 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 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 54.0% | 02 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken 38.0% | 03 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 31.5% | |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 353 | 02 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken 291 | 03 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 393 | |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn | 02 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Brown Rice, Pea Fiber, Corn Gluten Meal | 03 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato Beef, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Organic Sweet Potatoes, Organic Potatoes |
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- Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 31.5% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Chicken & Rice 21.1% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice 21.1% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley 22.2% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley 22.2% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice 22.2% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3% protein Add
- Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley 22.2% protein Add
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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