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Originally Posted by BabyFidgette

According to this chart, I checked out some of the following foods that I know are pretty popular with we YTers and found these results on dry food (4+ star foods only):

Puppy Food and/or All Life Stages~28% Protein, 17% Fat
Wellness and Chicken Soup: right on the money! 28 & 17
Canidae (all life): 24 & 14.5
Innova: 26 & 12
Merrick Puppy Plate: 28 & 14
Nutro Ultra: 30 & 15
California Natural (lamb/rice): 26 & 16

Adult Food~18% Protein, 9-15% Fat
Chicken Soup: 24 & 14
Innova: 24 & 14
Merrick Turduken: 24 & 13
Wellness Chicken and Lamb: 22 & 12
Calif. Natural Chicken Meal & Rice: 21 & 11
Nutro Ultra: 26 & 12
Innova Evo: 42 & 22 (wow!)

This has all been really helpful you guys. Thanks for the research. I wish there was a breakdown for small dogs, but maybe the protein requirements are similar for all species of nonworking adult dogs.

Just to toss another monkey wrench into the equation, I read something else that said it's a good idea to rotate your brand of food occasionally. The logic being, no food is perfect, and altering foods will help ensure your dog isn't deprived of an essential nutrient.