The Comparison
Three Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 Royal Canin>Royal Canin Veterinary Royal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein Swap Remove
- 02 Royal Canin>Royal Canin Veterinary Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein Swap Remove
- 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Swap Remove
| 01 Royal Canin>Royal Canin Veterinary Royal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein Swap Remove | 02 Royal Canin>Royal Canin Veterinary Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein Swap Remove | 03 Science Diet Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Swap Remove | + Add A Food | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Royal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein 13.3% | 02 Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein 20.0% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 21.7% 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 Royal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein 57% 51.2% as fed | 02 Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein 55% 49.1% as fed | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 54% 49.0% 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 Royal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein 1 of 5 | 02 Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein 1 of 5 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 1 of 5 | |
| 04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Royal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein None | 02 Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice None | |
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Royal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein None | 02 Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein None | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown 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 Royal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein 51.2% | 02 Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein 49.1% | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 49.0% | |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Royal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein 385 | 02 Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein 327 | 03 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice 370 | |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Royal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein Brewers rice, chicken fat, hydrolyzed soy protein, dried chicory root, natural flavors | 02 Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein Brewers rice, hydrolyzed soy protein, chicken fat, natural flavors, dried chicory root | 03 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 |
Swap A Food
Replacing column 02.
- Stella & Chewy's Stella & Chewy’s Raw Coated Wholesome Grains Chicken Pumpkin & Quinoa Puppy 33.0% protein Swap In
- 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 Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice 22.2% 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
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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