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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.

Four Foods, One Method. Each row is one measure; the best figure in a row is marked.
01 Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper Swap Remove 02 Instinct Raw Boost Frozen Mixers Skin & Coat Health Dog Food Topper Swap Remove 03 OC Raw Dog Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen Swap Remove 04 Weruva Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free Swap Remove
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream. 01 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 38.3% 02 Raw Boost Frozen Mixers Skin & Coat Health Dog Food Topper 39.5% 03 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen 56.3% 04 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 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 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 7% 7.0% as fed 02 Raw Boost Frozen Mixers Skin & Coat Health Dog Food Topper 8% 0.0% as fed 03 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen 0% 0.0% as fed 04 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 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 3 of 5 02 Raw Boost Frozen Mixers Skin & Coat Health Dog Food Topper 3 of 5 03 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen 5 of 5 04 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 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper None 02 Raw Boost Frozen Mixers Skin & Coat Health Dog Food Topper None 03 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen None 04 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free None
05 Brand Recall History Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe. 01 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 2 None in the last 3 years 02 Raw Boost Frozen Mixers Skin & Coat Health Dog Food Topper 2 None in the last 3 years 03 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen None Best in this row 04 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free None Best in this row
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 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 7.0% 02 Raw Boost Frozen Mixers Skin & Coat Health Dog Food Topper 0.0% 03 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen 0.0% 04 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free 0.0%
Kcal / Cup 01 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper 291 02 Raw Boost Frozen Mixers Skin & Coat Health Dog Food Topper -- 03 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen -- 04 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free --
Price / Lb Lowest Across Bag Sizes 01 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper $29.90 1.6 oz bag, PetSmart 02 Raw Boost Frozen Mixers Skin & Coat Health Dog Food Topper $29.90 1.6 oz bag, PetSmart 03 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen -- No price on file. 04 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free -- No price on file.
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 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper $14.47 02 Raw Boost Frozen Mixers Skin & Coat Health Dog Food Topper -- No calorie figure on file. 03 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen -- No price on file. 04 Dogs in the Kitchen Classic Dog Funky Chunky Chicken Soup with Pumpkin Grain-Free -- No price on file.
First Five Ingredients 01 Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper Chicken (including Ground Chicken Bone), Chicken Liver, Pumpkin Seeds, Chicken Heart, Dried Pumpkin 02 Raw Boost Frozen Mixers Skin & Coat Health Dog Food Topper Chicken, Chicken Liver, Pumpkin Seeds, Chicken Heart, Cod 03 Complete Meals Beef & Produce Grain-Free Frozen Beef, Ground Beef Bone, Beef Tripe, Beef Liver, Beef Heart 04 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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