Grayledge Gentle Years 12+ Chicken Recipe
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- +151st ingredient is named chicken — Deboned chicken 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 (chicken meal) — chicken 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 chicken — Deboned chicken WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +8Named animal meal in the top 3 (chicken meal) — chicken meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +42 whole fruits/veg/omega sources in the top 12 — beet pulp, 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: 91
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.
- 1Deboned chicken
- 2chicken meal
- 3brown rice
- 4oat groats
- 5dried egg product
- 6chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols)
- 7dried beet pulp
- 8natural chicken flavor
- 9salmon oil
- 10potassium chloride
- 11salt
- 12choline chloride
- 13taurine
- 14cranberries
- 15DL-methionine
- 16glucosamine hydrochloride
- 17L-carnitine
- 18dried kelp
- 19vitamin E supplement
- 20zinc sulfate
- 21ferrous sulfate
- 22niacin
- 23copper sulfate
- 24thiamine mononitrate
- 25calcium pantothenate
- 26manganese sulfate
- 27pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 28riboflavin supplement
- 29vitamin A supplement
- 30biotin
- 31vitamin B12 supplement
- 32vitamin D3 supplement
- 33folic acid
- 34sodium selenite
- 35calcium iodate
- 36mixed tocopherols (preservative)
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 32% | 34.8% |
| Crude fat | 14% | 15.2% |
| Crude fiber | 4% | 4.3% |
| Moisture | 8% | — |
| Taurine | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3680 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Made in United States, as stated on pack.
Barcode 2005000000065
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