Diamond Naturals Active Cat Chicken Meal & Rice Formula
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- +121st ingredient is a named meal (Chicken meal) — Chicken meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +5Natural preservation system — one bonus for the class — mixed tocopherols ACVN — preservative systems in 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 76
- +121st ingredient is a named meal (Chicken meal) — Chicken meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +42 whole fruits/veg/omega sources in the top 12 — flaxseed, salmon oil WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 100
- +5Natural preservation system — one bonus for the class — mixed tocopherols ACVN — preservative systems in pet food
Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 60
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Weighted total: 88
Scored alternatives
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Chicken meal
- 2white rice
- 3potato protein
- 4chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols)
- 5natural flavor
- 6flaxseed
- 7ground Miscanthus grass
- 8sodium bisulfate
- 9salmon oil (source of DHA)
- 10potassium chloride
- 11choline chloride
- 12DL-Methionine
- 13taurine
- 14dried chicory root
- 15kale
- 16chia seed
- 17pumpkin
- 18blueberries
- 19oranges
- 20quinoa
- 21dried kelp
- 22coconut
- 23spinach
- 24carrots
- 25papaya
- 26yucca schidigera extract
- 27dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product
- 28dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation product
- 29dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
- 30dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product
- 31dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
- 32zinc proteinate
- 33vitamin E supplement
- 34niacin
- 35manganese proteinate
- 36copper proteinate
- 37zinc sulfate
- 38manganese sulfate
- 39copper sulfate
- 40thiamine mononitrate
- 41vitamin A supplement
- 42biotin
- 43potassium iodide
- 44calcium pantothenate
- 45riboflavin
- 46pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 47vitamin B12 supplement
- 48sodium selenite
- 49vitamin D3 supplement
- 50folic acid
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 40% | 44.4% |
| Crude fat | 18% | 20% |
| Crude fiber | 3% | 3.3% |
| Moisture | 10% | — |
| Taurine | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages.
3900 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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