Four Foods, One Method

• 01 Nature's Logic Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast Swap Remove
• 02 Nature's Logic Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken Swap Remove
• 03 Darwin's Natural Pet Products Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen Swap Remove
• 04 TruDog Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free Swap Remove

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

	01 Nature's Logic Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast Swap Remove	02 Nature's Logic Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken Swap Remove	03 Darwin's Natural Pet Products Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen Swap Remove	04 TruDog Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free Swap Remove
01 Protein, Dry Matter Higher Is Better 26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.	01 Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast 37.4%	02 Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken 39.6%	03 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen 56.5% Best in this row	04 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 54.3%
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 Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast 34% 31.0% as fed	02 Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken 32% 29.0% as fed	03 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen 13% 0.0% as fed	04 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 16% 15.0% 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 Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast 2 of 5	02 Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken 3 of 5	03 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen 3 of 5	04 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 4 of 5
04 Flagged Additives Level Lower Is Better Matched against the flag list.	01 Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast None	02 Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken None	03 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen None	04 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free None
05 Brand Recall History Level Lower Is Better Manufacturer, not recipe.	01 Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast None	02 Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken None	03 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen None	04 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 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 Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast 31.0%	02 Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken 29.0%	03 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen 0.0%	04 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 15.0%
Kcal / Cup	01 Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast 375	02 Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken 420	03 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen --	04 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free 231
Price / Lb Lowest Across Bag Sizes	01 Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast $3.71 13 lb bag, Amazon	02 Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken -- No price on file.	03 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen -- No price on file.	04 Raw Turkey Meal Bites 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 Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast -- No calorie figure on file.	02 Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken -- No price on file.	03 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen -- No price on file.	04 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free -- No price on file.
First Five Ingredients	01 Nature’s Logic Canine Beef Meal Feast Beef Meal, Millet, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Yeast Culture, Pumpkin Seed Flour	02 Nature’s Logic Distinction Canine Chicken Chicken, Chicken Meal, Millet, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Yeast Culture	03 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products Intelligent Design for Dogs Joint Support Grain-Free Frozen White fish (Pollock), Turkey neck, Turkey heart, Broccoli, Sweet potato	04 Raw Turkey Meal Bites Grain-Free Turkey, Turkey Heart, Turkey Liver, Herring Oil (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)

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.