Two Foods, One Method

• 01 Merrick Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper Swap Remove
• 02 Merrick Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper Swap Remove

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

	01 Merrick Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper Swap Remove	02 Merrick Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper Swap Remove	+ Add A Food	+ Add A Food
01 Protein, Dry Matter Level Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.	01 Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 100.0%	02 Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 100.0%
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 Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 0% 0.0% as fed	02 Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 0% 0.0% 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 Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 1 of 5	02 Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 1 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper None	02 Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper None
05 Brand Recall History Level Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 1 None in the last 3 years	02 Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 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 Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 0.0%	02 Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 0.0%
Kcal / Cup	01 Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 26	02 Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper 26
Price / Lb Lowest Across Bag Sizes	01 Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper $8.78 1 lb bag, PetSmart	02 Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper $8.78 1 lb bag, Chewy
Cost / 1,000 Kcal Level 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 Bone Broth Dog Food Topper $175.97	02 Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper $175.97
First Five Ingredients	01 Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper Turkey Bone Broth, Pumpkin, Cranberries, Parsley, Ginger	02 Grain-Free Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food Topper Chicken Bone Broth, Sweet Potato, Apple, Parsley, Turmeric (Spice)

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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.