SnoutScan

• Protein quality (30): named meats near the top, not by-products or plant protein boosters.
• Carbs and fillers (20): few grains, potatoes or legumes up top, and no ingredient splitting.
• Additives (20): points off for BHA, nitrites, dyes, sugar and high salt.
• Nutrition (20): protein and fat from the guaranteed analysis, or estimated from the ingredients.
• Label transparency (10): every source named, not "animal fat" or "meat derivatives".

Caution ingredients like garlic, rawhide and legume-heavy grain-free recipes are capped with a note explaining why. 85+ is excellent, 70+ good, 55+ okay. This is a guide to the label, not a substitute for your vet.