{"topic_id":"owner_education_fediaf_dog_plain","category":"owner-education","context":"---\ntopic_id: owner_education_fediaf_dog_plain\ncategory: owner-education\ntitle: \"Plain-language: How much nutrition does an adult dog need daily? FEDIAF 2024 in plain words (EN+ZH)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Derived from fediaf_historical_2024_dog_adult_maintenance (C1-verified)\"\nsource_file: web/topics/fediaf-historical/fediaf_historical_2024_dog_adult_maintenance/01_fediaf_historical_2024_dog_adult_maintenance.md\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-16\ntokens_estimated: 300\nverified: true\nverification: derived\nsource_document: \"FEDIAF 2024 dog adult maintenance — plain-language owner summary\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"FEDIAF — Nutritional Guidelines for Pet Food (via source topic)\"\n  title: \"FEDIAF 2024 dog adult maintenance — plain-language owner summary\"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-16\"\n  ref: \"derived from fediaf_historical_2024_dog_adult_maintenance\"\n  doc_type: \"derived plain-language summary\"\n  needs_review: true\nlicense: derived\n---\n\n**EN — For dog owners.** FEDIAF is the European pet-food nutrition standard: `FEDIAF (European Pet Food) publishes nutrient-based trade guidelines for complete pet foods.` Its 2024 table `TABLE III-3a. Unit per 100 g dry matter (DM)` lists what a complete adult-dog food should contain, and `Values are per 100 g dry matter (DM).` Key minimums for adult dogs: protein `21.00` g per 100 g DM (`Protein*`) and fat `5.50` g (`Fat*`) — dogs need less protein and fat than cats. One caution from the source: `Levels reflect minimum recommended amounts including a safety margin; they are not minimum requirements.` Bottom line — these are recommended floors with a built-in buffer.\n\n**中文 — 给养狗主人。** FEDIAF 是欧洲宠物食品营养标准：`FEDIAF (European Pet Food) publishes nutrient-based trade guidelines for complete pet foods.` 其 2024 年 `TABLE III-3a. Unit per 100 g dry matter (DM)` 表列出成年犬全价粮应含的营养，`Values are per 100 g dry matter (DM).`（以每 100 g 干物质计）。成年犬关键最低推荐值：蛋白质 `21.00` g、脂肪 `5.50` g——比猫低。注意源文件提醒：`Levels reflect minimum recommended amounts including a safety margin; they are not minimum requirements.` 结论——这些是含安全余量的推荐下限。\n\nSource topic: `fediaf_historical_2024_dog_adult_maintenance` (C1-verified against FEDIAF 2024 guidelines text).\n\n## Claims (verified as substrings of the C1-verified source topic)\n- `FEDIAF (European Pet Food) publishes nutrient-based trade guidelines for complete pet foods.`\n- `TABLE III-3a. Unit per 100 g dry matter (DM)`\n- `Values are per 100 g dry matter (DM).`\n- `Protein*                          g        21.00                18.00                25.00           20.00       -`\n- `Fat*                              g         5.50                5.50                 8.50            8.50        -`\n- `Levels reflect minimum recommended amounts including a safety margin; they are not minimum requirements.`\n","sources":["Derived plain-language — FEDIAF 2024 dog adult maintenance — plain-language owner summary (retrieved 2026-08-16)"],"source":{"authority":"Derived plain-language","title":"FEDIAF 2024 dog adult maintenance — plain-language owner summary","url":"","retrieved":"2026-08-16","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"FEDIAF 2024 dog adult maintenance — plain-language owner summary","verification_file":"web/topics/fediaf-historical/fediaf_historical_2024_dog_adult_maintenance/01_fediaf_historical_2024_dog_adult_maintenance.md"},"source_document":"FEDIAF 2024 dog adult maintenance — plain-language owner summary","source_file":"web/topics/fediaf-historical/fediaf_historical_2024_dog_adult_maintenance/01_fediaf_historical_2024_dog_adult_maintenance.md","trust":{"authority_tier":"ungraded","fidelity":"verbatim","license":"derived","display_grade":"pending"},"tokens_estimated":400,"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."}