{"topic_id":"AAFCO_2014_dog_calorie_basis","category":"aafco","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"AAFCO_2014_dog_calorie_basis\"\ncategory: \"aafco\"\ntitle: \"AAFCO 2014 dog calorie basis\"\nlang: en\nsource_document: \"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF\"\n  title: \"AAFCO 2014 dog calorie basis\"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-21\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official source\"\n  needs_review: true\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:std-body\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\nAAFCO 2014 Dog Food Nutrient Profiles on Calorie basis (per 1000 kcal ME): Crude Protein minimum 56.3 g/1000 kcal (G&R) / 45 g/1000 kcal (Adult); Crude Fat minimum 21.3 g/1000 kcal (G&R) / 13.8 g/1000 kcal (Adult); Calcium minimum 3.0 g/1000 kcal (G&R) / 1.25 g/1000 kcal (Adult); Phosphorus minimum 2.5 g/1000 kcal (G&R) / 1.0 g/1000 kcal (Adult). The Calorie basis tables are critical for low-energy dog foods where DM-basis minimums would require impossibly high nutrient density. Used primarily for senior/weight-loss diets.\n","sources":["AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF — AAFCO 2014 dog calorie basis (retrieved 2026-07-21)"],"source":{"authority":"AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF","title":"AAFCO 2014 dog calorie basis","url":"https://www.aafco.org/","retrieved":"2026-07-21","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations","verification_file":""},"source_document":"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations","source_file":"","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":107,"generated_at":"2026-07-16","tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}