Wow, very thorough.
I'd have a couple of possible requests, if it is easily done...
All inspired by the recent CU test results...
Allegedly, now the Tide with Bleach Alternative liquid rates toppermost....I'd be curious to see how it performs against plain Tide liquid, which I'd imagine would be comparable to Tide HE in an FL...
I am intrigued by this Great Value (Wal-Mart) detergent's high showing, and am curious if it would truly work acceptably on your formidable test swatches....and I understand it is inexpensive (although, of course, you may not have a WalMart nearby, or may choose not to patronize them)....
Lastly....the CU tests allege virtual equivalent performance of the Arm and Hammer powder with bleach, and Tide with Bleach traditional powder. This fascinates me, because the Arm and Hammer with Bleach product sudses up much less than Tide with Bleach in my soft water and rinses cleaner, and is substantially less expensive. I have similar laundry challenges as you do with whites as I have by necessity have had to get used to cooking again (GRRRR!!!) and am generating a lot more deeply stained counter cloths, bar towels, etc. To top it all off, I've been directed to use only pure white washcloths in the shower.
I've sort of come to a compromise regarding what seem to be wise admonitions not to mix chlorine bleach with detergents containing oxygen bleach, by letting the wash run until about four or so minutes before initial extract and subsequent rinse, and THEN adding the chlorine bleach.
I've accepted my addiction and co-dependence upon chlorine bleach and hot water in the washer, and fully acknowledge that I have a disinfection phobia that is rooted in some deep-seated neurosis....but, to me, the whites just aren't clean as can be , unless I smell chlorine bleach during the wash. I've tested and retested with virtually every detergent and temperature combination imaginable, in my TL and the ex's new fancy-schmantzy front-loader, and I DO see a difference, especially on white socks and the aforementioned kitchen towels (Szechuan brown sauce is a bi*ch from hell).....
So I have to work around my own individualized needs.
Sorry for the long spiel....thanks again for all this concise, easy-to-understand testing, methodology, and results!