Old Quarry Hearty Beef Flavor Dinner
Confidence B
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- -35Synthetic preservatives with carcinogenicity signals in rodent studies — one deduction for the class — bha NTP Report on Carcinogens — butylated hydroxyanisole
- -24Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — red 40, yellow 6 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
- -20Unnamed animal ingredient ("meat and bone meal") — meat and bone 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 30
- -20Unnamed animal ingredient ("meat and bone meal") — meat and bone meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- -10corn is the 1st ingredient in a dry dog food — Ground yellow corn WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 41
- -35Synthetic preservatives with carcinogenicity signals in rodent studies — one deduction for the class — bha NTP Report on Carcinogens — butylated hydroxyanisole
- -24Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — red 40, yellow 6 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 57
- +7Publishes a full typical analysis WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Weighted total: 59
Confidence held back by: calories not printed on the label
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.
- 1Ground yellow corn
- 2wheat middlings
- 3meat and bone meal
- 4corn gluten meal
- 5soybean meal
- 6animal fat (preserved with BHA)
- 7natural beef flavor
- 8salt
- 9potassium chloride
- 10caramel color
- 11Red 40
- 12Yellow 6
- 13choline chloride
- 14zinc sulfate
- 15ferrous sulfate
- 16vitamin E supplement
- 17niacin supplement
- 18copper sulfate
- 19thiamine mononitrate
- 20vitamin A supplement
- 21calcium pantothenate
- 22riboflavin supplement
- 23pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 24vitamin D3 supplement
- 25vitamin B12 supplement
- 26folic acid
- 27calcium iodate
- 28sodium selenite
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 19% | 21.6% |
| Crude fat | 8% | 9.1% |
| Crude fiber | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| Moisture | 12% | — |
| Ash | 8.5% | 9.7% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
Calories aren't published on this label.
Made in United States, as stated on pack.
Barcode 2001000000104
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