Four Foods, One Method

• 01 Nulo MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp Swap Remove
• 02 Nulo FreeStyle Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp Swap Remove
• 03 NutriSource PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free Swap Remove
• 04 OC Raw Dog Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen Swap Remove

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

	01 Nulo MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp Swap Remove	02 Nulo FreeStyle Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp Swap Remove	03 NutriSource PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free Swap Remove	04 OC Raw Dog Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen Swap Remove
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.	01 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp 61.5% Best in this row	02 FreeStyle Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp 61.5% Best in this row	03 PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free 30.0%	04 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen 56.3%
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 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp 0% 0.0% as fed	02 FreeStyle Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp 0% 0.0% as fed	03 PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free 40% 36.0% as fed	04 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen 0% 0.0% 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 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp 4 of 5	02 FreeStyle Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp 4 of 5	03 PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free 2 of 5	04 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen 5 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp None	02 FreeStyle Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp None	03 PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free None	04 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen None
05 Brand Recall History Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp None Best in this row	02 FreeStyle Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp None Best in this row	03 PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free 1 None in the last 3 years	04 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen 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 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp 0.0%	02 FreeStyle Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp 0.0%	03 PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free 36.0%	04 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen 0.0%
Kcal / Cup	01 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp --	02 FreeStyle Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp --	03 PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free 406	04 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen --
First Five Ingredients	01 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp Lamb, Lamb Broth, Mackerel, Mackerel Broth, Kelp	02 FreeStyle Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp Lamb, Lamb Broth, Mackerel, Mackerel Broth, Kelp	03 PureVita Puppy Lamb & Pumpkin Entree Grain-Free lamb, lamb meal, garbanzo beans, chickpea flour, dried plain beet pulp	04 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen Beef, Ground Beef Bone, Beef Tripe, Beef Liver, Beef Heart

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.