ORIJEN Guardian Senior
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- +151st ingredient is named salmon — Salmon WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +5Natural preservation system — one bonus for the class — mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract ACVN — preservative systems in 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 75
- +151st ingredient is named salmon — Salmon 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: 87
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
Compare with
Closest-scored foods of the same species and form.
Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Salmon
- 2duck
- 3chicken
- 4turkey
- 5flounder
- 6whole herring
- 7chicken liver
- 8eggs
- 9dehydrated egg
- 10dehydrated chicken
- 11dehydrated sardine
- 12dehydrated chicken liver
- 13dehydrated mackerel
- 14turkey giblets (liver, heart, gizzard)
- 15whole red lentils
- 16whole pinto beans
- 17whole green peas
- 18ground whole flaxseed
- 19whole green lentils
- 20whole chickpeas
- 21whole yellow peas
- 22whole navy beans
- 23hydrolyzed blue whiting
- 24hydrolyzed salmon
- 25chicken fat
- 26chicken hearts
- 27whole cranberries
- 28choline chloride
- 29dried kelp
- 30vitamin E supplement
- 31mixed tocopherols (preservative)
- 32whole pumpkin
- 33whole apples
- 34collard greens
- 35whole butternut squash
- 36whole pears
- 37zinc proteinate
- 38dried chicory root
- 39niacin
- 40thiamine mononitrate
- 41riboflavin
- 42calcium pantothenate
- 43pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 44folic acid
- 45vitamin B12 supplement
- 46copper proteinate
- 47turmeric
- 48sarsaparilla root
- 49althea root
- 50rosehips
- 51juniper berries
- 52citric acid (preservative)
- 53rosemary extract
- 54dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
- 55dried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product
- 56dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 40% | 44.4% |
| Crude fat | 15% | 16.7% |
| Crude fiber | 4% | 4.4% |
| Moisture | 10% | — |
| Taurine | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3830 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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