{"topic_id":"AAFCO_2014_vs_2015_framing","category":"aafco","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"AAFCO_2014_vs_2015_framing\"\ncategory: \"aafco\"\ntitle: \"AAFCO 2014 vs 2015 framing\"\nlang: en\nsource_document: \"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF\"\n  title: \"AAFCO 2014 vs 2015 framing\"\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 and AAFCO 2015 share identical numerical values for all Dog and Cat nutrient profiles; the 2014 calcium maximum split (1.8% DM for Growth & Reproduction and All Life Stages vs 2.5% DM for Adult Maintenance, dogs) is the only structural change carried through this period, and all other nutrient values were identical between 2013 and 2014 as well. One documented formatting nuance: in the 2013 Pet Food Report the dog profiles appeared with the Calorie-basis table in Appendix A and the Dry-Matter-basis table in Appendix B (per the 2013/2015 profiles dataset metadata), whereas the 2014 Pet Food Report published the revised profiles together in a single Appendix A document containing both the DM-basis and calorie-basis tables. Because no numeric thresholds changed after the 2014 Ca split, manufacturers did not have to reformulate between 2013, 2014 and 2015 except to respect the new two-tier calcium maximum for large-breed growth products.\n","sources":["AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF — AAFCO 2014 vs 2015 framing (retrieved 2026-07-21)"],"source":{"authority":"AAFCO wp-content/uploads PDF","title":"AAFCO 2014 vs 2015 framing","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":119,"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."}