Where can I find detailed nutrient profiles or analyses for each blend?Updated 2 months ago

In addition to a standard guaranteed analysis, My Perfect Pet offers an in depth nutritional analysis or nutrient profile for each of our blends linked as "Nutrition Facts Sheet" on every product page. Our nutrition fact sheets outline the specific nutrient makeup of every blend and are a convenient way to see the exact amount of each nutrient in your pet’s food.

Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO)
For pet food to be considered "complete and balanced" (like My Perfect Pet's standard blends), it must meet The Association of American Feed Control Officials' (AAFCO) nutrient profiles. AAFCO publishes specific nutrient recommendations for dogs and cats for two specific life stages: growth & reproduction; and adult maintenance. The nutrient profiles set forth by AAFCO take into account the most current information on optimal nutrition for dogs and cats based on scientific research. If a pet food meets AAFCO nutrient requirements, it is formulated to meet all of the pet's nutritional requirements and, if desired, can stand alone as the pet’s only source of nutrition.

Guaranteed Analysis
All pet food is required to have a Guaranteed Analysis (GA) on its packaging. The Guaranteed Analysis is the pet food industry’s version of the "Nutrition Facts" panel printed on every package of human food. The purpose of the GA is to make it easy for pet parents to compare four critical nutrients on a crude, "as fed" basis - protein, fat, fiber, and moisture. "As fed" refers to the amount of nutrients in a food as it's normally fed, including the water content. You'll see that a GA includes an estimate of protein, fat, and fiber as "crude" minimum or maximum values, as well as moisture, expressed as percentages, not grams or milligrams.

Nutrition Fact Sheets
My Perfect Pet provides a full nutrient analysis of each of our blends to more accurately describe not only protein, fat, fiber, and moisture - but carbohydrate content and all vitamins and minerals, as well. Our nutrition facts sheets show nutrient levels in three different ways: on a dry matter basis; on an as fed basis; and on a per kilocalorie basis. They also include a side-by-side with AAFCO's nutrient profiles so you can easily compare the amount of each nutrient in our blends compared to AAFCO's recommendations.

Dry Matter
"Dry matter" refers to the amount of nutrients in a food without the water content, expressed as a percentage of dry weight. Dry matter is the value for a nutrient assuming all moisture in the food is removed. Dry matter is used because it provides information about the nutrient content of foods on a uniform basis. Nutrient levels in foods with different moisture contents (e.g. wet versus dry recipes) can be directly compared when reported on a dry matter basis. Also, AAFCO publishes their nutrient recommendations on a dry matter basis, so this column allows you to directly compare a recipe to the AAFCO nutrient profiles and be sure that the food is complete and balanced.

As Fed
"As fed" is the value of a nutrient as it's found in the food itself, including the moisture content (or as you would feed it to your pet). This type of value is helpful if you were hoping to calculate how much food you need to feed to provide your pet with a specific amount of a particular nutrient.

Per Kilocalorie (kcal)
Since all animals need to consume enough food (or calories) to meet their energy requirements, it’s important to know nutrient intake on a "per kilocalorie" basis. In everyday language, calories and kilocalories are used interchangeably as, scientifically, 1 kcal (or kilocalorie) is equivalent to 1 Calorie. In addition to dry matter and as fed, our nutrition facts sheets also provide nutrient levels on a “per 1000 kcal” basis to relay the amount of each nutrient your pet would consume if they were to eat 1000 calories of the blend. Similar to nutrient levels on a "dry matter" basis, a "per kilocalorie" basis allows direct comparison of nutrient levels between foods with different moisture levels.