Four Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Prices are the lowest per pound we found across bag sizes, from our latest checks. Stores change prices often.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 TruDog Grain Free Turkey & Duck Swap Remove
- 02 TruDog Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C Swap Remove
- 03 TruDog Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free Swap Remove
- 04 K9 Natural Lamb Feast Grain-Free Swap Remove
| 01 TruDog Grain Free Turkey & Duck Swap Remove | 02 TruDog Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C Swap Remove | 03 TruDog Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free Swap Remove | 04 K9 Natural Lamb Feast Grain-Free Swap Remove | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 50.0% | 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C 36.1% | 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 54.3% Best in this row | 04 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 44.6% |
| 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 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 11% 0.0% as fed | 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C 36% 2.5% as fed | 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 16% 15.0% as fed | 04 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 9% 8.5% as fed Best in this row |
| 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 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 4 of 5 | 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C 3 of 5 | 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 4 of 5 | 04 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 5 of 5 |
| 04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Grain Free Turkey & Duck None | 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C None | 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free None | 04 Lamb Feast Grain-Free None |
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Grain Free Turkey & Duck None | 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C None | 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free None | 04 Lamb Feast 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 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 0.0% | 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C 2.5% | 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 15.0% | 04 Lamb Feast Grain-Free 8.5% |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 195 | 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C -- | 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 231 | 04 Lamb Feast Grain-Free -- |
| Price / Lb Lowest Across Bag Sizes | 01 Grain Free Turkey & Duck -- No price on file. | 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C -- No price on file. | 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free -- No price on file. | 04 Lamb Feast Grain-Free $37.50 8 lb bag, Chewy |
| 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 Grain Free Turkey & Duck -- No price on file. | 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C -- No price on file. | 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free -- No price on file. | 04 Lamb Feast Grain-Free -- No calorie figure on file. |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Grain Free Turkey & Duck Turkey, turkey broth, turkey liver, ground dried peas, duck | 02 Elevate Smoky BBQ Grain Free Glazed Chicken Stew w/ White Potatoes & C Chicken, Chicken Broth, Vegetable broth, Potatoes, Whole Egg | 03 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free Turkey, Turkey Heart, Turkey Liver, Herring Oil (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Mixed Tocopherols (preservative) | 04 Lamb Feast Grain-Free Lamb, Lamb Tripe, Lamb Heart, Lamb Lung, Lamb Liver |
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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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