While the Nutri-Score has become a familiar benchmark in human food aisles, an equivalent for pet food remains nonexistent. Although a simple A-to-E “petfood-score” seems highly appealing, it relies on a simplification that fails to address the reality of animal nutrition. Here is why standardizing a Nutri-Score for kibble is fundamentally flawed: 1. The Reality … Read more
The idea of a “Yuka for kibble” is highly appealing and responds to a strong demand from consumers. Faced with an increasingly complex market and labels that are hard to decipher, being able to scan a bag of pet food to instantly get a clear grade or an A-to-E ranking seems ideal. However, applying the … Read more
As pet owners, we often wish we could just scan a bag of kibble with an app like Yuka or rely on a Nutri-Score to instantly know if it is healthy. While this idea is very attractive and reassuring, applying a simple A-to-E grading system to pet food is actually a fundamentally flawed idea. Here … Read more
More than 20 years ago, one of the first “pet food review” websites introduced the idea of rating dog and cat food using a simplified scoring system, often based on letters such as A, B, C, D or E. This initiative did not come from a recognized authority in animal nutrition, but from an individual … Read more
In recent years, a growing number of voices on the internet have claimed that industrial pet food—especially kibble—is inherently harmful or even toxic. These statements are often presented in a categorical and alarming way, leaving little room for nuance or critical analysis. However, it is important to understand that many of these claims are not … Read more
A long-standing issue in online pet food evaluation For more than two decades, the internet has seen the emergence of countless “Petfood Scores,” “pet food reviews,” and ranking systems claiming to evaluate the quality of dog and cat food. Many of these systems rely on simplified grading formats such as A, B, C, D or … Read more
A different approach to pet food evaluation The Petfood-Score developed within the Petfood Advisor framework (also referred to as Petfood-Score Pacta) is based on a simple observation: pet nutrition is complex, and reducing that complexity to a single simplified rating can lead to misunderstandings, poor decisions and, in some cases, negative consequences for animal health. … Read more