Grayledge Senior 8+ Chicken & Barley 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
- -10Unnamed fish ingredient ("fish oil") — fish oil WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
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 77
- +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
- -10Unnamed fish ingredient ("fish oil") — fish oil 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, rosemary extract 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
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
- 3pearled barley
- 4oat groats
- 5brown rice
- 6dried beet pulp
- 7chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols)
- 8flaxseed
- 9natural chicken flavor
- 10dried egg product
- 11fish oil
- 12salt
- 13potassium chloride
- 14choline chloride
- 15glucosamine hydrochloride
- 16chondroitin sulfate
- 17dried chicory root
- 18L-carnitine
- 19yucca schidigera extract
- 20dried kelp
- 21vitamin E supplement
- 22zinc sulfate
- 23ferrous sulfate
- 24niacin
- 25copper sulfate
- 26thiamine mononitrate
- 27calcium pantothenate
- 28manganese sulfate
- 29pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 30riboflavin supplement
- 31vitamin A supplement
- 32biotin
- 33vitamin B12 supplement
- 34vitamin D3 supplement
- 35folic acid
- 36sodium selenite
- 37calcium iodate
- 38rosemary extract
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 26% | 28.9% |
| Crude fat | 11% | 12.2% |
| Crude fiber | 5% | 5.6% |
| Moisture | 10% | — |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3320 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Made in United States, as stated on pack.
Barcode 2005000000058
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