Four Foods, One Method

• 01 Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato Swap Remove
• 02 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 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 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Swap Remove

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

	01 Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato Swap Remove	02 Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 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 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Swap Remove
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.	01 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 36.0% Best in this row	02 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 31.5%	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 22.3%	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7%
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 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 35% 31.5% as fed Best in this row	02 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 41% 36.5% as fed	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 49% 44.0% as fed	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 54% 49.0% 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 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 3 of 5	02 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 3 of 5	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 1 of 5	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 1 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato None	02 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal None	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice None
05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato None	02 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal None	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley None	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown 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 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 31.5%	02 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 36.5%	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 44.0%	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 49.0%
Kcal / Cup	01 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato 393	02 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal 376	03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley 271	04 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 370
First Five Ingredients	01 Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef & Sweet Potato Beef, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Organic Sweet Potatoes, Organic Potatoes	02 Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Salmon, Whitefish Meal, Organic Oatmeal, Organic Barley, Lamb Meal	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 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Whole Grain Sorghum, Whole Grain Wheat

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.