Dog Food Quality Comparison
| Brand | Highest % Ingredient as Meat |
2nd Ingredient as Meat |
3rd or 4th Ingredient as Meat |
70%+ Meat |
Veggie & Fruits |
450+ kcal/cup |
Special Process to Maintain Nutrition | 0% Grain | 0% By Product |
0% Artificial Color |
0% Coy, Soy, Wheat |
Price | Price p/lb & Price p/√ |
DogFood Analysis .com Rating |
| Instinct |
√ | √ No, but 90% Meat Protein Covers it |
√ No, but 90% Meat Protein Covers it |
√ | √ | √ | √ Freeze Dried Raw Bio-Coating |
√ | √ | √ | √ | VIP Pets 25.3lb - All Ages Instinct - Chicken $47.99 |
$1.89 p/lb $0.17 p/√ |
6 / 6 |
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√ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ Low Temperature Cooking Process |
√ | √ | √ | √ | VIP Pets 28.6lb - All Ages Large Bites $56.99 |
$1.99 p/lb $0.18 p/√ |
6 / 6 |
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√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ Low Temperature Cooking Process |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
VIP Pets 29.7lb - Puppy Orijen Puppy $58.99 |
$1.99 p/lb $0.18 p/√ |
6 / 6 |
| Prairie |
√ | √ No, but 44%+ Meat Covers it |
√ No, but 44%+ Meat Covers it |
√ | √ Freeze Dried Raw Bio-Coating |
√ | √ | √ | √ | VIP Pets 30lb - All Ages Prairie - Chicken $42.99 |
$1.43 p/lb $0.13 p/√ |
5 / 6 | ||
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√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
√ |
VIP Pets 30lb - All Ages High Prairie $39.95 |
$1.33 p/lb $0.17 p/√ |
6 / 6 |
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√ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | VIP Pets 44lb - All Ages ALS $47.99 |
$1.09 p/lb $0.16 p/√ |
5 / 6 | ||||
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√ | No, but 80% Meat Protein covers it | No, but 80% Meat Protein covers it | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | VIP Pets 30lb - All Ages Salmon $58.99 |
$1.97 p/lb $0.25 p/√ |
5 / 6 | |||
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√ | √ | √ | √ | √ Cold Formed |
√ | √ | √ | VIP Pets 26lb - Adult Blue Wilderness $43.99 |
$1.69 p/lb $0.21 p/√ |
6 / 6 | |||
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√ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | VIP Pets 30lb - Adult Chicken & Rice $42.59 |
$1.42 p/lb $0.20 p/√ |
4 / 6 | ||||
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√ | √ | √ | √ | VIP Pets 40lb - Adult Beef & Rice - $24.99 |
$0.62 p/lb $0.16 p/√ |
3 / 6 | |||||||
| √ | √ | Petsmart 35lb - Puppy Maxi Large Breed Puppy $58.49 |
$1.67 p/lb $0.84 p/√ |
2 / 6 | ||||||||||
| √ | Petsmart 35lb Large Breed Adult Original - 44.99 |
$1.28 p/lb $1.28 p/√ |
1 / 6 | |||||||||||
| √ | Petsmart 31.1lb Healthy Harvest $27.99 |
$0.90 p/lb $0.90 p/√ |
1 / 6 | |||||||||||
| Petsmart 35lb Select $46.99 |
$1.34 p/lb No √ |
1 / 6 | ||||||||||||
| √ | Petsmart 40lb Premium Performance $49.99 |
$1.25 p/lb $1.25 p/√ |
1 / 6 | |||||||||||
| √ | √ | Petsmart 31lb Chicken $25.99 |
$0.84 p/lb $0.42 p/√ |
1 / 6 | ||||||||||
| √ | Petsmart 40lb Adult Large Breed $32.99 |
$0.83 p/lb $0.83 p/√ |
1 / 6 | |||||||||||
| Petsmart 35.3lb Puppy $23.49 |
$0.67 p/lb No √ |
1 / 6 | ||||||||||||
| √ | Petco 34lb Chicken & Rice $36.99 |
$1.09 p/lb $1.09 p/√ |
1 / 6 | |||||||||||
| √ | √ | Petsmart 37.5lb Chicken & Rice $40.99 |
$1.09 p/lb $0.55 p/√ |
1 / 6 |
Price p /√ Formula: Divided from the price p/lb with the total amount of √ in the model. Example: ($1.33p/lb divided by 7√ = $0.17 p/√)
Benefits of Higher Quality Dog Food
1.) Less Fillers and Junks = Less Dog Waste
2.) Shiner Coat
3.) Healthier Skin
4.) Prevent Food Allergies with No Corn, Soy, Wheat
5.) Stronger Immune System
6.) Less Vet Bills
7.) Appropriate Amount of Energy for its Breed
8.) Prevent or Stop Coprophagy (Dog eating their own poop) due to lack of nutrition and/or digesting problem with grain, corn, soy, or wheat.
9.) Decrease Shedding
10.) Less Maintenance Time, More Quality Time with Your Dog!
Are you really paying for a higher price? Your dog will eat less on a higher quality food, because you are no longer feeding him/her with fillers, and you prevent future vet bills, you can do less maintenance work, less dog waste to pick up, and you get a happier and more healthy dog.





