IAMS Proactive Health Adult Minichunks Chicken & Whole Grain Recipe
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)
- +151st ingredient is named chicken — Chicken 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 60
- -40No nutritional-adequacy statement AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 81
- +151st ingredient is named chicken — Chicken WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +63 whole fruits/veg/omega sources in the top 12 — beet pulp, flaxseed, carrot 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)
- ℹ By-products can be nutritious — the transparency issue is unnamed sourcing
Weighted total: 75
Confidence held back by: no life-stage statement
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.
- 1Chicken
- 2Ground Whole Grain Corn
- 3Ground Whole Grain Sorghum
- 4Chicken By-Product Meal
- 5Soybean Meal
- 6Dried Plain Beet Pulp
- 7Natural Flavors
- 8Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)
- 9Dried Egg Product
- 10Flaxseed
- 11Caramel Color
- 12Carrots
- 13Potassium Chloride
- 14Fructooligosaccharides
- 15Choline Chloride
- 16Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid)
- 17Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Manganous Oxide)
- 18Citric Acid (preservative)
- 19Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)
- 20Rosemary Extract
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 25% | 27.8% |
| Crude fat | 14% | 15.6% |
| Crude fiber | 4% | 4.4% |
| Moisture | 10% | — |
Nutritional adequacy
No nutritional adequacy statement found on this label.
3657 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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