Two Foods, One Method

• 01 Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy Swap Remove
• 02 Merrick Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison Swap Remove

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

	01 Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy Swap Remove	02 Merrick Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison Swap Remove	+ Add A Food	+ Add A Food
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.	01 Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy 31.5%	02 Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison 36.0% Best in this row
02 Carbohydrate Load, Dry Matter 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 Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy 40% 35.5% as fed	02 Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison 35% 31.5% as fed Best in this row
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 Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy 2 of 5	02 Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison 3 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy 1 Menadione	02 Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison None Best in this row
05 Brand Recall History Level Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy 1 None in the last 3 years	02 Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison 1 None in the last 3 years
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 Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy 35.5%	02 Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison 31.5%
Kcal / Cup	01 Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy 480	02 Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison 383
Price / Lb Lowest Across Bag Sizes	01 Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy $5.60 10 lb bag, Chewy	02 Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison -- 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 Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy $3.28	02 Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison -- No price on file.
First Five Ingredients	01 Backcountry Raw Infused Puppy Deboned Chicken, Brown Rice, Chicken Meal, Barley, Oat Meal	02 Full Source Grain-Free Raw-Coated Kibble with Beef & Bison Deboned Beef, Salmon Meal, Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Dried Egg Product

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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.