Three Foods, One Method

• 01 Instinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility Swap Remove
• 02 Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper Swap Remove
• 03 K9 Natural Lamb Feast Grain-Free Swap Remove

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

	01 Instinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility Swap Remove	02 Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper Swap Remove	03 K9 Natural Lamb Feast Grain-Free Swap Remove	+ Add A Food
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.	01 Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility 38.3%	02 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 38.3%	03 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 44.6% Best in this row
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 Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility 18% 17.0% as fed	02 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 7% 7.0% as fed Best in this row	03 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 9% 8.5% 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 Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility 3 of 5	02 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 3 of 5	03 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 5 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility None	02 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper None	03 Lamb Feast Grain-Free None
05 Brand Recall History Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility 2 None in the last 3 years	02 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 2 None in the last 3 years	03 Lamb Feast Grain-Free None Best in this row
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 Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility 17.0%	02 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 7.0%	03 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 8.5%
Kcal / Cup	01 Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility --	02 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 291	03 Lamb Feast Grain-Free --
Price / Lb Lowest Across Bag Sizes	01 Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility $39.99 12.8 oz bag, Petco	02 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper $29.90 1.6 oz bag, PetSmart	03 Lamb Feast Grain-Free $37.50 8 lb bag, Chewy
Cost / 1,000 Kcal What the same amount of energy costs, so a denser food is not penalized for a higher price per pound.	01 Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility -- No calorie figure on file.	02 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper $14.47	03 Lamb Feast Grain-Free -- No calorie figure on file.
First Five Ingredients	01 Raw Boost RawBoost+ Mixers Tranquility Turkey, Turkey Liver, Pumpkin Seeds, Turkey Heart, Cherries	02 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper Chicken (including Ground Chicken Bone), Chicken Liver, Pumpkin Seeds, Chicken Heart, Dried Pumpkin	03 Lamb Feast Grain-Free Lamb, Lamb Tripe, Lamb Heart, Lamb Lung, Lamb Liver

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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.