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

Three Foods, One Method. Each row is one measure; the best figure in a row is marked.
01 TruDog Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C Swap Remove 02 TruDog Elevate Smoky BBQ Stew Healthy Grains Braised Duck & Beef Stew w/ Whit Swap Remove 03 Weruva Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free Swap Remove + Add A Food
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. 01 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C 36.1% 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Stew Healthy Grains Braised Duck & Beef Stew w/ Whit 36.1% 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 64.0% Best in this row
02 Carbohydrate Load, Dry Matter Level 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 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C 36% 2.5% as fed 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Stew Healthy Grains Braised Duck & Beef Stew w/ Whit 36% 2.5% as fed 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 6% 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 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C 3 of 5 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Stew Healthy Grains Braised Duck & Beef Stew w/ Whit 4 of 5 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 2 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. 01 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C None 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Stew Healthy Grains Braised Duck & Beef Stew w/ Whit None 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free None
05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. 01 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C None 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Stew Healthy Grains Braised Duck & Beef Stew w/ Whit None 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 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 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C 2.5% 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Stew Healthy Grains Braised Duck & Beef Stew w/ Whit 2.5% 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 0.0%
Kcal / Cup 01 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C -- 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Stew Healthy Grains Braised Duck & Beef Stew w/ Whit -- 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free --
First Five Ingredients 01 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C Chicken, Chicken Broth, Vegetable broth, Potatoes, Whole Egg 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Stew Healthy Grains Braised Duck & Beef Stew w/ Whit Duck, Duck broth, Beef broth, Potatoes, Whole Egg 03 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free Chicken (Boneless, Skinless Breast), Chicken Broth, Pumpkin, Carrot, Pea

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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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