Food Comparison Chart
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Manufacturer
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Product
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Format
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Meat
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Bones/
Offal?
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Grains?
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Vitamins & Minerals?
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AAFCO Formulated?
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The Honest Kitchen
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Verve
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Dehydrated
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Beef
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No
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Organic Oats, Barley, Rye
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Yes
|
Yes
|
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The Honest Kitchen
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Force
|
Dehydrated
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Chicken
|
No
|
None
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Yes
|
Yes
|
|
The Honest Kitchen
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Embark
|
Dehydrated
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Turkey
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No
|
None
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Yes
|
Yes
|
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Nature's Variety
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Chicken & Turkey
|
Freeze-Dried
|
Beef & Chicken
|
Yes
|
None
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Yes
|
Yes
|
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Wysong
|
Archetype
|
Dehydrated
|
Chicken & Turkey
|
Yes
|
Wheat & Barley Grasses
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Yes
|
Yes
|
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Eagle Pack
|
Holistic Select Chicken
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Kibble
|
Chicken Meal
|
No
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Rice, Oats, Barley
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Yes
|
Yes
|
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Wellness
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Super5 Mix
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Kibble
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Lamb, Fish Meal
|
No
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Rice, Barley, Oats, Rye, Millet
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Steve's Real Food
|
Chicken
|
Raw
|
Chicken
|
Yes
|
None
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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Dr Harvey's
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Canine Health Mix
|
Premix
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No
|
No
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Organic Rice, Kamut, Spelt, Oats, Barley
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No
|
No
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Sojourner Farms
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Dog Food Mix
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Premix
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No
|
No
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Oats, Rye, Corn Meal, Wheat
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No
|
No
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Feeding a 50lbs dog kibble / grain-based food
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Manufacturer
|
Honest Kitchen
|
Natures Variety
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Wellness
|
Azmira
|
Natures Recipe
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Natural Balance
|
|
Food Format
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Dehydrated Raw
|
Dry Kibble
|
Dry Kibble
|
Dry Kibble
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Kibble
|
Kibble
|
|
Formula
|
Verve / Beef
|
Lamb
|
Fish Meal
|
Lamb Meal
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Fish Meal
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Duck Meal
|
|
Daily Req (Cups)
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2.00
|
2.50
|
2.25
|
2.00
|
3.50
|
3.00
|
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Cost per Cup
|
1.09
|
0.38
|
1.28
|
0.39
|
0.54
|
1.71
|
|
Total cost per day
|
2.18
|
0.96
|
2.88
|
0.78
|
1.89
|
5.13
|
|
Container Yields
|
40.00
|
30 lbs
|
30 lbs
|
35 lbs
|
20.00
|
25 lbs
|
|
Cups per container (Est)
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43.00
|
120.00
|
120.00
|
140.00
|
80.00
|
100.00
|
|
Total cost per container
|
69.00
|
45.99
|
38.59
|
40.99
|
24.99
|
42.99
|
|
Container will last (days)
|
21.50
|
48.00
|
53.33
|
70.00
|
22.86
|
33.33
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Feeding a 50lbs dog raw / grain-free food
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Manufacturer
|
Honest Kitchen
|
Oma's Pride
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Natures Variety
|
Natures Vaiety
|
Bravo
|
Halshan
|
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Food Format
|
Dehydrated Raw
|
Frozen Raw
|
Frozen Raw
|
Freeze Dried
|
Frozen Raw
|
Frozen Raw
|
|
Formula
|
Force / Chicken
|
Lamb
|
Lamb
|
Chicken
|
Beef
|
Lamb
|
|
Daily Req (lbs)
|
2.00
|
1.25
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
1.25
|
1.50
|
|
Cost per lb
|
1.50
|
2.51
|
3.67
|
12.25
|
2.80
|
3.45
|
|
Total cost per day
|
3.00
|
3.14
|
7.33
|
24.49
|
3.49
|
5.18
|
|
Container Yields (lbs)
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43.00
|
5.00
|
6.00
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
1.00
|
|
Total cost per container
|
71.00
|
12.55
|
21.99
|
24.49
|
5.59
|
3.45
|
|
Container will last (days)
|
21.50
|
4.00
|
3.00
|
1.00
|
1.25
|
0.50
|
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