ORIJEN Kitten Formula
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
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +8States where it is made — made in 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 75
- +151st ingredient is named chicken — Chicken 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 68
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +8States where it is made — made in WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Weighted total: 88
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.
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Chicken
- 2turkey
- 3salmon
- 4whole herring
- 5chicken liver
- 6dehydrated chicken
- 7dehydrated turkey
- 8dehydrated herring
- 9dehydrated chicken liver
- 10dehydrated egg
- 11whole red lentils
- 12whole pinto beans
- 13turkey giblets (liver, heart, gizzard)
- 14eggs
- 15pollock oil
- 16chicken fat
- 17whole green lentils
- 18whole navy beans
- 19whole chickpeas
- 20whole peas
- 21natural chicken flavor
- 22ground miscanthus grass
- 23chicken hearts
- 24choline chloride
- 25whole cranberries
- 26dried kelp
- 27mixed tocopherols (preservative)
- 28whole pumpkin
- 29whole butternut squash
- 30collard greens
- 31whole apples
- 32whole pears
- 33zinc proteinate
- 34riboflavin
- 35folic acid
- 36thiamine mononitrate
- 37niacin
- 38pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 39copper proteinate
- 40dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product
- 41dried chicory root
- 42turmeric
- 43sarsaparilla root
- 44althea root
- 45rosehips
- 46juniper berries
- 47citric acid (preservative)
- 48rosemary extract
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 40% | 44.4% |
| Crude fat | 20% | 22.2% |
| Crude fiber | 3% | 3.3% |
| Moisture | 10% | — |
| Taurine | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for growth.
4120 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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