THE CARB AUDIT
25 leading dog foods. One number nobody prints on the bag.
Carbohydrate is the only major macro a pet food label never has to declare. So we took the published guaranteed analysis from 25 of America's best-selling adult dry recipes and calculated what's left over.
BRAND BY BRAND
Estimated carbohydrate,
25 leading adult dry recipes
Nitrogen-free extract method: 100% minus protein, fat, fiber, moisture and ash, using each brand's published guaranteed analysis. Sort it, filter it, switch the units.
Carbohydrate is calculated, not declared. Each figure is nitrogen-free extract derived from the brand's published guaranteed analysis with ash estimated where it is not disclosed, on an as-fed basis; gram-per-cup figures assume a 105 g cup for conventional kibble and a 113 g cup for ULTRAWELL. Tap any row to see the underlying analysis. Figures are estimates for category comparison, are not supplied or endorsed by the brands named, and should be re-verified against current labels before publication. Brand names are the property of their respective owners.