Rustler's Ridge Smokehouse Chicken Jerky Strips
Confidence B
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- -40No nutritional-adequacy statement AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- -25Garlic is an Allium with the same hemolytic mechanism; trace culinary use is common in pet food, so it warns rather than caps — advisor may escalate — garlic MSD Veterinary Manual — food hazards (toxicology)
- -20Added sugar inside the top 10 ingredients (sugar beet — the sugar-removed fiber plant — excluded per docs/25 §2) — sugar, corn syrup 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 45
- -40No nutritional-adequacy statement AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- -15Fat 5.3% DM is below the 5.5% floor AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 67
- +151st ingredient is named chicken — Chicken WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- -83 distinct sugars/sweeteners in the list — sugar, glycerin, corn syrup WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 60
- -20Added sugar inside the top 10 ingredients (sugar beet — the sugar-removed fiber plant — excluded per docs/25 §2) — sugar, corn syrup WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +5Natural preservation system — one bonus for the class — mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract ACVN — preservative systems in pet food
- -25Garlic is an Allium with the same hemolytic mechanism; trace culinary use is common in pet food, so it warns rather than caps — advisor may escalate — garlic MSD Veterinary Manual — food hazards (toxicology)
Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 60
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Weighted total: 57
Confidence held back by: no life-stage statement · fiber not published
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Chicken
- 2sugar
- 3vegetable glycerin
- 4corn syrup
- 5salt
- 6natural smoke flavor
- 7garlic powder
- 8sodium tripolyphosphate
- 9potassium sorbate (preservative)
- 10mixed tocopherols (preservative)
- 11rosemary extract
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 26% | 34.2% |
| Crude fat | 4% | 5.3% |
| Moisture | 24% | — |
| Ash | 5% | 6.6% |
Nutritional adequacy
No nutritional adequacy statement found on this label.
3050 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
Made in Thailand, as stated on pack.
Barcode 2004000000051
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