ORIJEN Senior
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 sardine
- 8dehydrated chicken liver
- 9dehydrated egg
- 10whole red lentils
- 11whole pinto beans
- 12whole navy beans
- 13whole green lentils
- 14whole chickpeas
- 15whole peas
- 16dried apple pomace
- 17turkey giblets (liver, heart, gizzard)
- 18eggs
- 19dehydrated turkey
- 20natural chicken flavor
- 21dehydrated pumpkin
- 22pollock oil
- 23chicken fat
- 24lentil fiber
- 25chicken heart
- 26vitamin E supplement
- 27whole pumpkin
- 28whole butternut squash
- 29collard greens
- 30whole apples
- 31whole pears
- 32whole cranberries
- 33dried kelp
- 34zinc proteinate
- 35mixed tocopherols (preservative)
- 36niacin
- 37thiamine mononitrate
- 38calcium pantothenate
- 39pyridoxine hydrochloride
- 40riboflavin
- 41folic acid
- 42vitamin B12 supplement
- 43copper proteinate
- 44dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product
- 45dried chicory root
- 46turmeric
- 47sarsaparilla root
- 48althea root
- 49rosehips
- 50juniper berries
- 51citric acid (preservative)
- 52rosemary extract
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 38% | 43.2% |
| Crude fat | 15% | 17% |
| Crude fiber | 8% | 9.1% |
| Moisture | 12% | — |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3710 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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