Royal Canin German Shepherd Adult 5+
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 54
- -10Unnamed fish ingredient ("fish oil") — fish oil WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +42 whole fruits/veg/omega sources in the top 12 — beet pulp, coconut oil 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: 80
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Brewers rice
- 2corn
- 3wheat gluten
- 4chicken by-product meal
- 5chicken fat
- 6natural flavors
- 7powdered cellulose
- 8dried plain beet pulp
- 9vegetable oil
- 10fish oil
- 11coconut oil
- 12dried tomato pomace
- 13sodium silico aluminate
- 14pork digest
- 15potassium chloride
- 16calcium carbonate
- 17L-tyrosine
- 18salt
- 19L-lysine
- 20sodium tripolyphosphate
- 21vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement]
- 22hydrolyzed yeast
- 23choline chloride
- 24taurine
- 25monocalcium phosphate
- 26DL-methionine
- 27trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate]
- 28marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
- 29magnesium oxide
- 30green tea extract
- 31chondroitin sulfate
- 32carotene
- 33rosemary extract
- 34preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 23% | 25.6% |
| Crude fat | 17% | 18.9% |
| Crude fiber | 5.4% | 6% |
| Moisture | 10% | — |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3782 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Barcode 0030111141637
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