Four Foods, One Method

• 01 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Swap Remove
• 02 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Swap Remove
• 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Swap Remove
• 04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 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 1-6 Chicken & Barley Swap Remove	02 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Swap Remove	03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Swap Remove	04 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.	01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley 22.2%	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice 27.2% Best in this row	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley 22.2%	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3%
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 1-6 Chicken & Barley 54% 48.5% as fed	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice 43% 39.0% as fed Best in this row	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley 54% 48.5% as fed	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 49% 44.0% 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 1-6 Chicken & Barley 1 of 5	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice 2 of 5	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley 1 of 5	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 1 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley None	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice None	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley None	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None
05 Brand Recall History Level Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley None	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice None	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley None	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 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 1-6 Chicken & Barley 48.5%	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice 39.0%	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley 48.5%	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 44.0%
Kcal / Cup	01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley 363	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice 434	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley 363	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 271
First Five Ingredients	01 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn, Whole Grain Sorghum	02 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Chicken, Brown Rice, Whole Grain Oats, Cracked Pearled Barley, Chicken Meal	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Chicken, Cracked Pearled Barley, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn, Whole Grain Sorghum	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Chicken Meal, Cracked Pearled Barley, Pea Fiber, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn

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.