Royal Canin Large 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 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
Scored alternatives
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1chicken by-product meal
- 2wheat
- 3oat groats
- 4brown rice
- 5brewers rice
- 6corn gluten meal
- 7chicken fat
- 8natural flavors
- 9dried plain beet pulp
- 10wheat gluten
- 11fish oil
- 12vegetable oil
- 13sodium silico aluminate
- 14potassium chloride
- 15calcium carbonate
- 16psyllium seed husk
- 17fructooligosaccharides
- 18sodium tripolyphosphate
- 19choline chloride
- 20vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), niacin supplement, folic acid, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement]
- 21salt
- 22L-lysine
- 23taurine
- 24trace minerals [zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate]
- 25L-tyrosine
- 26glucosamine hydrochloride
- 27GLA safflower oil
- 28marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
- 29green tea extract
- 30L-carnitine
- 31chondroitin sulfate
- 32rosemary extract
- 33preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 24% | 26.7% |
| Crude fat | 15% | 16.7% |
| Crude fiber | 3.5% | 3.9% |
| Moisture | 10% | — |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
3787 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Barcode 0030111518231
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