Four Foods, One Method
The same five measures, applied to each food from its own figures.
Open Your Saved Comparison- 01 Earthborn Holistic Adult Vantage Swap Remove
- 02 Weruva Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free Swap Remove
- 03 TruDog Garden of Vegan Plant-Based Swap Remove
- 04 TruDog Grain Free Turkey & Duck Swap Remove
| 01 Earthborn Holistic Adult Vantage Swap Remove | 02 Weruva Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free Swap Remove | 03 TruDog Garden of Vegan Plant-Based Swap Remove | 04 TruDog Grain Free Turkey & Duck Swap Remove | |
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| 01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. | 01 Adult Vantage 25.6% | 02 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 64.0% Best in this row | 03 Garden of Vegan Plant-Based 26.1% | 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 Adult Vantage 50% 45.0% as fed | 02 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 6% 0.0% as fed | 03 Garden of Vegan Plant-Based 40% 4.8% as fed Best in this row | 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 Adult Vantage 1 of 5 | 02 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 2 of 5 | 03 Garden of Vegan Plant-Based 0 of 5 | 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 4 of 5 |
| 04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list. | 01 Adult Vantage None | 02 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free None | 03 Garden of Vegan Plant-Based None | 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck None |
| 05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. | 01 Adult Vantage None | 02 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free None | 03 Garden of Vegan Plant-Based 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 Adult Vantage 45.0% | 02 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 0.0% | 03 Garden of Vegan Plant-Based 4.8% | 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 0.0% |
| Kcal / Cup | 01 Adult Vantage 350 | 02 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free -- | 03 Garden of Vegan Plant-Based -- | 04 Grain Free Turkey & Duck 195 |
| First Five Ingredients | 01 Adult Vantage Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, Pumpkin, Pearled Barley, Oatmeal | 02 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free Chicken (Boneless, Skinless Breast), Chicken Broth, Pumpkin, Carrot, Pea | 03 Garden of Vegan Plant-Based Vegetable broth, chickpeas, potatoes, pea protein, carrots | 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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