{"topic_id":"nutrient_matrix_kr","category":"nutrient-matrix","context":"---\ntopic_id: nutrient_matrix_kr\ncategory: nutrient-matrix\ntitle: \"Nutrient matrix — South Korea (NIAS 2024) dog & cat\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"NIAS Pet Food Nutrient Standard 2024 (Korea RDA / MAFRA / NIAS), via in-repo C1 topics nias_nutrient_002/003\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/asia-2026/korea-2026/nias_pet_nutrient_standard_2024.pdf\nsource_type: government_regulation\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-16\nverification: {method: derived_from_dataset, claims: 2, passed: 2, date: 2026-08-16}\nsource_document: \"NIAS Pet Food Nutrient Standard 2024, Tables 2-17a/b (dog), 2-17e/f (cat)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Korea RDA / MAFRA / NIAS\"\n  title: \"Nutrient matrix — South Korea (NIAS 2024)\"\nlicense: \"derived (in-repo C1 topics trace to first-hand government sources)\"\n---\n# Nutrient matrix — South Korea (NIAS 2024) dog & cat\n\nMinimum (and maximum, where given) recommended nutrient content for **complete\npet food** in South Korea, from the **NIAS Pet Food Nutrient Standard (2024)**\n(Tables 2-17a·b dog, 2-17e·f cat). Values are **per 100 g dry matter (DM)**,\nNIAS min/max. Every value is a verbatim quote of the in-repo C1 topics\n`nias_nutrient_002` / `nias_nutrient_003` (themselves C1-verified against the\nNIAS 2024 PDF). Cells not in the source are **honest gaps**, not interpolated.\n\n> Method: `derived_from_dataset`. Source of truth: NIAS Pet Food Nutrient\n> Standard 2024 (Korea RDA / MAFRA / NIAS), via in-repo topics.\n\n## Dog — NIAS 2024\n\n| Nutrient | Growth / reproduction | Adult |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Crude protein (min) | 22.5 (early) / 20.0 (late) | 18.0 |\n| Crude fat (min) | 8.5 | 5.5 |\n| Calcium (min / max) | 1.00 (early) / 0.80 (late) / max 2.5 (1.8) | 0.50 / max 2.5 |\n| Phosphorus (min) | 0.90 / 0.70 | 0.40 (max 1.6) |\n| Ca:P (min / max) | 1:1 / max 2:1 | 1:1 / max 2:1 |\n\n## Cat — NIAS 2024\n\n| Nutrient | Growth / reproduction | Adult |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Crude protein (min) | 28.0 (growth) / 30.0 (reproduction) | 25.0 |\n| Crude fat (min) | 9.0 | 9.0 |\n| Calcium (min) | 1.0 | 0.40 |\n| Phosphorus (min) | 0.8 | 0.26 |\n| Taurine (min) | canned 0.20 / dry 0.10 | canned 0.20 / dry 0.10 |\n\n## Cross-references\n\n- `life_stage_nutrient_matrix` — AAFCO 2026 (US) + FEDIAF 2025 (EU)\n- `nutrient_matrix_cn` — GB/T 31216 (dog) + GB/T 31217 (cat)\n","sources":["nutrient-matrix — Nutrient matrix — South Korea (NIAS 2024) (retrieved 2026-08-16)"],"source":{"authority":"nutrient-matrix","title":"Nutrient matrix — South Korea (NIAS 2024)","url":"","retrieved":"2026-08-16","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"NIAS Pet Food Nutrient Standard 2024, Tables 2-17a/b (dog), 2-17e/f (cat)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/asia-2026/korea-2026/nias_pet_nutrient_standard_2024.pdf"},"source_document":"NIAS Pet Food Nutrient Standard 2024, Tables 2-17a/b (dog), 2-17e/f (cat)","source_file":"pdf-raw/asia-2026/korea-2026/nias_pet_nutrient_standard_2024.pdf","trust":{"authority_tier":"ungraded","fidelity":"verbatim","license":"derived (in-repo C1 topics trace to first-hand government sources)","display_grade":"pending"},"tokens_estimated":495,"generated_at":null,"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."}