Royal Canin German Shepherd Adult
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- -10Unnamed fish ingredient ("fish oil") — fish oil 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 — rosemary extract, mixed tocopherols 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 52
- -10Unnamed fish ingredient ("fish oil") — fish oil WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +21 whole fruits/veg/omega sources in the top 12 — beet pulp WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 100
- +5Natural preservation system — one bonus for the class — rosemary extract, mixed tocopherols 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)
- ℹ By-products can be nutritious — the transparency issue is unnamed sourcing
Weighted total: 79
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Chicken by-product meal
- 2brown rice
- 3oat groats
- 4chicken fat
- 5corn
- 6brewers rice
- 7corn protein meal
- 8natural flavors (ONLY FOR MEXICO: including poultry, cow milk)
- 9powdered cellulose
- 10dried plain beet pulp
- 11wheat gluten
- 12vegetable oil
- 13sodium aluminosilicate
- 14fish oil
- 15calcium carbonate
- 16salt
- 17potassium chloride
- 18monocalcium phosphate
- 19vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement]
- 20choline chloride
- 21yeast extract
- 22rosemary extract
- 23preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
- 24taurine
- 25L-lysine
- 26DL-methionine
- 27glucosamine hydrochloride
- 28trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
- 29magnesium oxide
- 30marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
- 31chondroitin sulfate
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 22% | 24.6% |
| Crude fat | 17% | 19% |
| Crude fiber | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Moisture | 10.5% | — |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3803 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Barcode 0030111676047
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