Pet Food Value Checker | Dogs & Cats + Breed Health Tips

Enter your pet's weight, or upload a photo of the food/can packaging directly. Uses validated veterinary formulas (RER/MER daily calorie need, AAFCO's official Modified Atwater calorie back-calculation, dry-matter-basis nutrient comparison) to compute real value - not an AI-guessed opinion, a verifiable calculation.

The core insight most owners never compute, and it can flip what the label seems to say

A wet food label says 9% protein, a dry food says 26% - the instinct is that the dry food has way more protein. But that's an illusion created by moisture content. Converted to "dry matter basis" (the fair comparison after removing water), the wet food can actually be more concentrated. Real tested example: wet food dry-matter protein 40.9% > dry food's 28.9% - the ranking completely flips.

Cats need special attention here: cats are obligate carnivores, and AAFCO's official minimum protein standard is almost 50% higher than for dogs (26% for adult cats vs 18% for adult dogs, dry-matter basis). A protein number that looks perfectly fine might be plenty for a dog but fall short for a cat - this tool automatically checks against the correct species-specific standard, never applying the dog bar to a cat.

What you can ask it

• Daily caloric need: "My 10kg neutered dog - how much should it eat per day?"
• Single-product cost check: upload a packaging photo, or just read out the price, package weight, and guaranteed analysis
• Multi-product comparison: "Is this wet food or this dry food better value?"
• Breed health awareness: mention the breed and get a heads-up on common issues to watch for (Golden Retriever, Persian, Ragdoll, and other common breeds are covered)

The honest parts

• Every number comes from one of three independently validated formulas (RER/MER, AAFCO Modified Atwater, dry-matter-basis conversion) - never an AI guess
• If calories were back-calculated from composition (not printed on the package), that's always clearly labeled, never blurred together with a real printed value
• Breed health notes are "worth watching for, worth discussing screening" - not a diagnosis, and not a guarantee this pet will develop anything
• This is a calculation tool, not a vet - puppies/kittens, pregnant/nursing pets, or anything involving actual disease judgment should always go to a vet

Example

Input:

My Golden Retriever is 10kg, neutered, moderate activity. This wet food can is 400g for $3.50, guaranteed analysis says 9% protein, 7% fat, 1% fiber, 78% moisture, 2% ash. This dry food is 3kg for $28.00, calorie density 3800kcal/kg, protein 26%, moisture 10%. Which is better value?

Output:

Daily need is 629.8 kcal. Wet food costs $5.43/day, dry-matter protein 40.9% (clears the dog minimum of 18% comfortably); dry food costs $1.55/day, dry-matter protein 28.9% (also clears it). Dry food is roughly 3.5x cheaper, but the wet food is actually more protein-dense once fairly compared - the raw label numbers (26% vs 9%) are misleading. Plus a Golden Retriever-specific health note (hip dysplasia, hemangiosarcoma, lymphoma, allergies, cardiomyopathy).