Pedigree Small Dog Adult Dry Food, Grilled Steak and Vegetable
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- -36Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — red 40, yellow 6, blue 2, yellow 5 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
- -35Synthetic preservatives with carcinogenicity signals in rodent studies — one deduction for the class — bha NTP Report on Carcinogens — butylated hydroxyanisole
- -20Unnamed animal ingredient ("animal fat") — animal fat 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 ("animal fat") — animal fat WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- -10corn is the 1st ingredient in a dry dog food — Ground Whole Grain Corn WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 29
- -35Synthetic preservatives with carcinogenicity signals in rodent studies — one deduction for the class — bha NTP Report on Carcinogens — butylated hydroxyanisole
- -36Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped — red 40, yellow 6, blue 2, yellow 5 CSPI — Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks
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
- ℹ By-products can be nutritious — the transparency issue is unnamed sourcing
Weighted total: 58
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Ground Whole Grain Corn
- 2Chicken By-Product Meal (Source Of Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfate)
- 3Corn Gluten Meal
- 4Animal Fat (Source Of Omega 6 Fatty Acids [Preserved With BHA/Citric Acid])
- 5Meat And Bone Meal
- 6Soybean Meal
- 7Ground Whole Grain Wheat
- 8Natural Flavor
- 9Brewers Rice
- 10Salt
- 11Calcium Carbonate
- 12Monocalcium Phosphate
- 13Potassium Chloride
- 14Choline Chloride
- 15Dried Peas
- 16DL-Methionine
- 17Natural Grilled Steak Flavor
- 18Vitamin E Supplement
- 19Zinc Sulfate
- 20L-Tryptophan
- 21Red 40
- 22Yellow 6
- 23Dried Carrots
- 24Niacin [Vitamin B3]
- 25Blue 2
- 26Yellow 5
- 27D-Calcium Pantothenate [Source Of Vitamin B5]
- 28Copper Sulfate
- 29Sodium Selenite
- 30Potassium Iodide
- 31Vitamin A Supplement
- 32Riboflavin Supplement [Vitamin B2]
- 33Vitamin B12 Supplement
- 34Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1]
- 35Vitamin D3 Supplement
- 36Pyridoxine Hydrochloride [Vitamin B6]
- 37Folic Acid
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 21% | 23.9% |
| Crude fat | 11% | 12.5% |
| Crude fiber | 4% | 4.5% |
| Moisture | 12% | — |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3469 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Barcode 0023100110349
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