The Comparison
Three Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Swap Remove
- 02 Blue Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice Swap Remove
- 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove
| 01 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Swap Remove | 02 Blue Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice Swap Remove | 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Swap Remove | + Add A Food | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 31.5% Best in this row | 02 Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice 22.2% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3% | |
| 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 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 41% 36.5% as fed Best in this row | 02 Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice 51% 46.0% as fed | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 49% 44.0% 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 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 3 of 5 | 02 Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice 2 of 5 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 1 of 5 | |
| 04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal None | 02 Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None | |
| 05 Brand Recall History Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal None Best in this row | 02 Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice 5 4 in the last 3 years | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None Best in this row | |
| 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 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 36.5% | 02 Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice 46.0% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 44.0% | |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 376 | 02 Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice 365 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 271 | |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Salmon, Whitefish Meal, Organic Oatmeal, Organic Barley, Lamb Meal | 02 Life Protection Formula Large Breed Adult Lamb and Brown Rice Deboned Lamb, Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Brown Rice, Oatmeal, 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 |
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- Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 36.0% 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 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice 17.2% 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 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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