Diamond Naturals Light Adult Dog Lamb 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 (Lamb meal) — Lamb 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 74
- +121st ingredient is a named meal (Lamb meal) — Lamb meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +21 whole fruits/veg/omega sources in the top 12 — flaxseed 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: 87
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Lamb meal
- 2whole grain brown rice
- 3oatmeal
- 4cracked pearled barley
- 5white rice
- 6grain sorghum
- 7ground Miscanthus grass
- 8millet
- 9dried yeast
- 10chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols)
- 11natural flavor
- 12flaxseed
- 13potassium chloride
- 14DL-Methionine
- 15choline chloride
- 16taurine
- 17glucosamine hydrochloride
- 18dried chicory root
- 19L-Carnitine
- 20kale
- 21chia seed
- 22pumpkin
- 23blueberries
- 24oranges
- 25quinoa
- 26dried kelp
- 27coconut
- 28spinach
- 29carrots
- 30papaya
- 31yucca schidigera extract
- 32dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product
- 33dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation product
- 34dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
- 35dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product
- 36dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
- 37vitamin E supplement
- 38beta carotene
- 39chondroitin sulfate
- 40iron proteinate
- 41zinc proteinate
- 42copper proteinate
- 43ferrous sulfate
- 44zinc sulfate
- 45manganese sulfate
- 46copper sulfate
- 47potassium iodide
- 48thiamine mononitrate
- 49manganese proteinate
- 50vitamin A supplement
- 51biotin
- 52niacin
- 53calcium pantothenate
- 54sodium selenite
- 55pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 56vitamin B12 supplement
- 57riboflavin
- 58vitamin D3 supplement
- 59folic acid
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 18% | 20% |
| Crude fat | 6% | 6.7% |
| Crude fiber | 8% | 8.9% |
| Moisture | 10% | — |
| Taurine | 0.12% | 0.1% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3035 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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