Meadow Farms Chicken & Brown Rice Adult
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- +151st ingredient is named chicken — Chicken WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- -12Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — yellow 5 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
- +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 87
- +151st ingredient is named chicken — 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 — flaxseed, blueberry WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 93
- -12Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — yellow 5 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
- +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: 90
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.
- 1Chicken
- 2chicken meal
- 3brown rice
- 4barley
- 5peas
- 6pea protein
- 7chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols)
- 8flaxseed
- 9natural flavor
- 10salt
- 11Yellow 5
- 12blueberries
- 13dicalcium phosphate
- 14calcium carbonate
- 15potassium chloride
- 16choline chloride
- 17zinc sulfate
- 18ferrous sulfate
- 19vitamin E supplement
- 20niacin supplement
- 21copper sulfate
- 22thiamine mononitrate
- 23calcium pantothenate
- 24vitamin A supplement
- 25manganese sulfate
- 26pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 27riboflavin supplement
- 28vitamin D3 supplement
- 29biotin
- 30vitamin B12 supplement
- 31folic acid
- 32calcium iodate
- 33sodium selenite
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 24% | 26.7% |
| Crude fat | 14% | 15.6% |
| Crude fiber | 4% | 4.4% |
| Moisture | 10% | — |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3600 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Made in United States, as stated on pack.
Barcode 2001000000012
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