Alpo Prime Cuts

Name: Alpo Prime Cuts
Brand: Alpo

DogDrysavory beef flavor

Confidence A

The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.

Top findings

-36Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — red 40, yellow 5, blue 2 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
-25Garlic is an Allium with the same hemolytic mechanism; trace culinary use is common in pet food, so it warns rather than caps — advisor may escalate — garlic MSD Veterinary Manual — food hazards (toxicology)
-20Unnamed animal ingredient ("meat and bone meal") — meat and bone meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food

Why this score

Every point traces to a published rule with its source — nothing hand-adjusted, nothing sponsored.

Nutritional adequacystarted at 100, landed at 100

No adjustments — clean slate on this pillar

Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 30

-20Unnamed animal ingredient ("meat and bone meal") — meat and bone meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
-10corn is the 1st ingredient in a dry dog food — Ground yellow corn WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food

Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 24

-15Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources — menadione NRC Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats (2006)
-36Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — red 40, yellow 5, blue 2 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
-25Garlic is an Allium with the same hemolytic mechanism; trace culinary use is common in pet food, so it warns rather than caps — advisor may escalate — garlic MSD Veterinary Manual — food hazards (toxicology)

Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 60

+10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)

Weighted total: 56

Scored alternatives

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Ingredients, as printed

Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.

1Ground yellow corn
2meat and bone meal
3soybean meal
4beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols
5corn protein meal
6egg and chicken flavor
7natural flavor
8salt
9potassium chloride
10choline chloride
11MINERALS [zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite]
12VITAMINS [Vitamin E supplement, niacin (Vitamin B-3), Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), menadione sodium bisulfite complex (Vitamin K), folic acid (Vitamin B-9), biotin (Vitamin B-7)]
13L-Tryptophan
14L-Lysine monohydrochloride
15Red 40
16Yellow 5
17calcium carbonate
18Blue 2
19garlic oil

Guaranteed analysis

Nutrient	As fed	Dry matter
Crude protein	18%	20.5%
Crude fat	8.5%	9.7%
Crude fiber	5.5%	6.3%
Moisture	12%	—

Nutritional adequacy

Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.

3393 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.

Barcode 0011132145439

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Bowlmark score for Alpo Prime Cuts: 56 — Mediocre

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