Two Foods, One Method

• 01 By Nature Turkey & Duck Meal Swap Remove
• 02 By Nature Salmon & Menhaden Fish Meal Swap Remove

Two Foods, One Method. Each row is one measure; the best figure in a row is marked.

	01 By Nature Turkey & Duck Meal Swap Remove	02 By Nature Salmon & Menhaden Fish Meal Swap Remove	+ Add A Food	+ Add A Food
01 Protein, Dry Matter Level Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.	01 Turkey & Duck Meal 32.2%	02 Salmon & Menhaden Fish Meal 32.2%
02 Carbohydrate Load, Dry Matter Level 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 Turkey & Duck Meal 38% 34.0% as fed	02 Salmon & Menhaden Fish Meal 38% 34.0% 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 Turkey & Duck Meal 2 of 5	02 Salmon & Menhaden Fish Meal 2 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 Turkey & Duck Meal None	02 Salmon & Menhaden Fish Meal None
05 Brand Recall History Level Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 Turkey & Duck Meal None	02 Salmon & Menhaden Fish Meal 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 Turkey & Duck Meal 34.0%	02 Salmon & Menhaden Fish Meal 34.0%
Kcal / Cup	01 Turkey & Duck Meal 419	02 Salmon & Menhaden Fish Meal 418
First Five Ingredients	01 Turkey & Duck Meal Turkey, Duck Meal, Garbanzo Beans, Lentils, Fava Beans	02 Salmon & Menhaden Fish Meal Salmon, Menhaden Fish Meal, Yellow Peas, Lentils, Fava Beans

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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.