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Four Foods, One Method

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

These foods are different formats, so cost is shown but not ranked: wet and kibble are priced on very different amounts of water.

Prices are the lowest per pound we found across bag sizes, from our latest checks. Stores change prices often.

Four Foods, One Method. Each row is one measure; the best figure in a row is marked.
01 K9 Natural Lamb Feast Grain-Free Swap Remove 02 Royal Canin Small Indoor Adult Swap Remove 03 Weruva Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free Swap Remove 04 TruDog Grain Free Turkey & Duck Swap Remove
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. 01 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 44.6% 02 Small Indoor Adult 21.1% 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 64.0% Best in this row 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 50.0%
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 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 9% 8.5% as fed Best in this row 02 Small Indoor Adult 55% 49.3% as fed 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 6% 0.0% as fed 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 11% 0.0% 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 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 5 of 5 02 Small Indoor Adult 2 of 5 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 2 of 5 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 4 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. 01 Lamb Feast Grain-Free None 02 Small Indoor Adult None 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free None 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck None
05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. 01 Lamb Feast Grain-Free None 02 Small Indoor Adult None 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free None 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck None
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 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 8.5% 02 Small Indoor Adult 49.3% 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 0.0% 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 0.0%
Kcal / Cup 01 Lamb Feast Grain-Free -- 02 Small Indoor Adult 354 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free -- 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 195
Price / Lb Lowest Across Bag Sizes 01 Lamb Feast Grain-Free $37.50 8 lb bag, Chewy 02 Small Indoor Adult $8.00 2.5 lb bag, Amazon 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free -- No price on file. 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck -- No price on file.
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 Lamb Feast Grain-Free -- No calorie figure on file. 02 Small Indoor Adult $4.88 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free -- No price on file. 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck -- No price on file.
First Five Ingredients 01 Lamb Feast Grain-Free Lamb, Lamb Tripe, Lamb Heart, Lamb Lung, Lamb Liver 02 Small Indoor Adult Brewers rice, chicken by-product meal, corn, brown rice, chicken fat 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free Chicken (Boneless, Skinless Breast), Chicken Broth, Pumpkin, Carrot, Pea 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck Turkey, turkey broth, turkey liver, ground dried peas, duck

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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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