Gleam & Gnaw Spearmint Dental Sticks
Confidence B
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- -40No nutritional-adequacy statement AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- -25Protein 11.8% DM is below the 18% floor AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- -24Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — yellow 5, blue 1 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
Why this score
Every point traces to a published rule with its source — nothing hand-adjusted, nothing sponsored.
Nutritional adequacystarted at 100, landed at 20
- -40No nutritional-adequacy statement AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- -25Protein 11.8% DM is below the 18% floor AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- -15Fat 2.9% DM is below the 5.5% floor AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 60
No adjustments — clean slate on this pillar
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 61
- -24Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — yellow 5, blue 1 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
- -15Whitening agent removed from EU human food (E171) — titanium dioxide EFSA — titanium dioxide (E171) no longer considered safe as a food additive
Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 67
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +7Publishes a full typical analysis WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Weighted total: 47
Confidence held back by: no life-stage statement
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Rice flour
- 2glycerin
- 3wheat flour
- 4powdered cellulose
- 5water
- 6sorbitol
- 7chicken meal
- 8gelatin
- 9potato starch
- 10natural flavor
- 11lecithin
- 12sodium tripolyphosphate
- 13dried parsley
- 14spearmint
- 15salt
- 16potassium sorbate (preservative)
- 17titanium dioxide (color)
- 18Yellow 5
- 19Blue 1
- 20zinc sulfate
- 21green tea extract
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 10% | 11.8% |
| Crude fat | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| Crude fiber | 5% | 5.9% |
| Moisture | 15% | — |
| Ash | 4% | 4.7% |
Nutritional adequacy
No nutritional adequacy statement found on this label.
2800 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Made in United States, as stated on pack.
Barcode 2004000000044
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