Dog food, scored honestly
Labelly reads the Composition and Analytical Constituents panels on the pack, and scores what’s actually inside against FEDIAF, the European pet nutrition guidelines, not the marketing on the front.
What the score is built from
- What leads the recipe. A named meat with its declared percentage scores highest. “Meat and animal derivatives” scores low, because the pack won’t say what it is.
- FEDIAF adult minimums, on dry matter. Dogs need 21 g protein and 5.5 g fat per 100 g dry matter; cats need 33.3 g and 9 g. Labelly converts wet and dry food to the same basis so a tin and a kibble compare fairly, and always says which species’ scale it used.
- Additives, minus the legally required premix. EU law makes complete foods declare their vitamin premix; counting that against a food would punish compliance. Genuinely risky additives cap the score.
- Toxin warnings. Ingredients dangerous for dogs or cats are flagged with the reason, right on the product page.
Treats are judged as treats. A biscuit isn’t a diet, so most treats are capped below complete foods. A treat that is one named meat and nothing else scores uncapped, because there’s nothing to hide.
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Labelly grades the food, never the animal: it doesn’t give feeding or veterinary advice. See also: the AI supplement scanner.