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Three Foods, One Method

The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.

Three Foods, One Method. Each row is one measure; the best figure in a row is marked.
01 Simply Nourish Skin & Coat Swap Remove 02 Simply Nourish Original - Shreds, Chicken, Beef & Pasta Stew Swap Remove 03 TruDog Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free Swap Remove + Add A Food
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. 01 Skin & Coat 60.7% Best in this row 02 Original - Shreds, Chicken, Beef & Pasta Stew 47.1% 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 54.3%
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 Skin & Coat 14% 0.0% as fed 02 Original - Shreds, Chicken, Beef & Pasta Stew 24% 0.0% as fed 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 16% 15.0% 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 Skin & Coat 2 of 5 02 Original - Shreds, Chicken, Beef & Pasta Stew 3 of 5 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 4 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. 01 Skin & Coat None 02 Original - Shreds, Chicken, Beef & Pasta Stew None 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free None
05 Brand Recall History Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. 01 Skin & Coat 1 None in the last 3 years 02 Original - Shreds, Chicken, Beef & Pasta Stew 1 None in the last 3 years 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 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 Skin & Coat 0.0% 02 Original - Shreds, Chicken, Beef & Pasta Stew 0.0% 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 15.0%
Kcal / Cup 01 Skin & Coat -- 02 Original - Shreds, Chicken, Beef & Pasta Stew -- 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 231
First Five Ingredients 01 Skin & Coat Chicken, Chicken Broth, Water Sufficient For Processing, Sweet Potato, Tapioca Starch 02 Original - Shreds, Chicken, Beef & Pasta Stew Chicken, chicken broth, water sufficient for processing, sweet potato, beef 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free Turkey, Turkey Heart, Turkey Liver, Herring Oil (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)

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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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