Four Foods, One Method

• 01 Nulo MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp Swap Remove
• 02 TruDog Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free Swap Remove
• 03 K9 Natural Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish Swap Remove
• 04 TruDog Grain Free Turkey & Duck 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 TruDog Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free Swap Remove	03 K9 Natural Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish Swap Remove	04 TruDog Grain Free Turkey & Duck 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 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 54.3%	03 Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish 44.4%	04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 50.0%
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 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 16% 15.0% as fed Best in this row	03 Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish 24% 21.5% as fed	04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 11% 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 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 4 of 5	03 Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish 4 of 5	04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 4 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp None	02 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free None	03 Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish None	04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck None
05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp None	02 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free None	03 Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish None	04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 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 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp 0.0%	02 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 15.0%	03 Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish 21.5%	04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 0.0%
Kcal / Cup	01 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp --	02 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 231	03 Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish 423	04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 195
Price / Lb Lowest Across Bag Sizes	01 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp -- No price on file.	02 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free -- No price on file.	03 Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish $7.87 16 lb bag, Chewy	04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck -- No price on file.
Cost / 1,000 Kcal Lower Is Cheaper To Feed What the same amount of energy costs, so a denser food is not penalized for a higher price per pound.	01 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp -- No price on file.	02 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free -- No price on file.	03 Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish $4.43	04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck -- No price on file.
First Five Ingredients	01 MedalSeries Meaty Pouches Lamb, Mackerel & Kelp Lamb, Lamb Broth, Mackerel, Mackerel Broth, Kelp	02 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free Turkey, Turkey Heart, Turkey Liver, Herring Oil (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)	03 Baked & Coated Wild-Ocean Fish Salmon, Herring, Cod, Whitefish, Dehydrated Herring	04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck Turkey, turkey broth, turkey liver, ground dried peas, duck

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.