Diamond Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- +151st ingredient is named lamb — Lamb WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +8Named animal meal in the top 3 (lamb meal) — lamb 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 87
- +151st ingredient is named lamb — Lamb WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +8Named animal meal in the top 3 (lamb meal) — lamb meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +42 whole fruits/veg/omega sources in the top 12 — beet pulp, 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: 91
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Lamb
- 2lamb meal
- 3white rice
- 4cracked pearled barley
- 5grain sorghum
- 6egg product
- 7dried yeast
- 8chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols)
- 9oatmeal
- 10dried plain beet pulp
- 11natural flavor
- 12flaxseed
- 13DL-Methionine
- 14potassium chloride
- 15salt
- 16choline chloride
- 17taurine
- 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
- 39iron proteinate
- 40zinc proteinate
- 41copper proteinate
- 42ferrous sulfate
- 43zinc sulfate
- 44manganese sulfate
- 45copper sulfate
- 46potassium iodide
- 47thiamine mononitrate
- 48manganese proteinate
- 49vitamin A supplement
- 50biotin
- 51niacin
- 52calcium pantothenate
- 53sodium selenite
- 54pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 55vitamin B12 supplement
- 56riboflavin
- 57vitamin D3 supplement
- 58folic acid
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 25% | 27.8% |
| Crude fat | 15% | 16.7% |
| Crude fiber | 3% | 3.3% |
| Moisture | 10% | — |
| Taurine | 0.12% | 0.1% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3650 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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