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Two Foods, One Method

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

Every food here is made by Canidae, so the recall row cannot separate them.

Two Foods, One Method. Each row is one measure; the best figure in a row is marked.
01 Canidae All Life Stages, Chicken and Rice Swap Remove 02 Canidae Pure Petite, Grain Free Chicken & Peas Pâté for Small Breed Dogs Swap Remove + Add A Food + Add A Food
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. 01 All Life Stages, Chicken and Rice 40.9% Best in this row 02 Pure Petite, Grain Free Chicken & Peas Pâté for Small Breed Dogs 38.6%
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 All Life Stages, Chicken and Rice 14% 0.0% as fed 02 Pure Petite, Grain Free Chicken & Peas Pâté for Small Breed Dogs 23% 1.0% 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 All Life Stages, Chicken and Rice 3 of 5 02 Pure Petite, Grain Free Chicken & Peas Pâté for Small Breed Dogs 4 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. 01 All Life Stages, Chicken and Rice None 02 Pure Petite, Grain Free Chicken & Peas Pâté for Small Breed Dogs None
05 Brand Recall History Level Manufacturer, not recipe. 01 All Life Stages, Chicken and Rice 1 None in the last 3 years 02 Pure Petite, Grain Free Chicken & Peas Pâté for Small Breed Dogs 1 None in the last 3 years
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 All Life Stages, Chicken and Rice 0.0% 02 Pure Petite, Grain Free Chicken & Peas Pâté for Small Breed Dogs 1.0%
Kcal / Cup 01 All Life Stages, Chicken and Rice -- 02 Pure Petite, Grain Free Chicken & Peas Pâté for Small Breed Dogs --
First Five Ingredients 01 All Life Stages, Chicken and Rice Chicken, Chicken Broth, Chicken Liver, Brown Rice, Pearled Barley 02 Pure Petite, Grain Free Chicken & Peas Pâté for Small Breed Dogs Chicken Broth, Chicken, Turkey, Chicken Liver, Dried Peas

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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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