FEDIAF (European Pet Food) publishes nutrient-based trade guidelines for complete pet foods. This topic reproduces the minimum recommended nutrient levels for complete dog food — adult maintenance from the FEDIAF 2022 Nutritional Guidelines (Publication October 2021 Page 1 of 98). Values are per 100 g dry matter (DM). The right-hand column gives maximums: "(L) = EU legal limit" and "(N) = nutritional maximum". Levels reflect minimum recommended amounts including a safety margin; they are not minimum requirements.
The table below is a verbatim continuous slice of Table III-3a from the source PDF text.
``` TABLE III-3a. Unit per 100 g dry matter (DM) Minimum Recommended Level Maximum
Nutrient UNIT Adult - based on MER of Early Growth (L) = EU legal limit Late Growth (< 14 weeks) & 95 kcal/kg 0.75 110 kcal/kg 0.75 (≥ 14 weeks) Reproduction (N) = nutritional Protein* g 21.00 18.00 25.00 20.00 - Arginine* g 0.60 0.52 0.82 0.74 - Histidine g 0.27 0.23 0.39 0.25 - Isoleucine g 0.53 0.46 0.65 0.50 - Leucine g 0.95 0.82 1.29 0.80 - Lysine* g 0.46 0.42 0.88 0.70 Growth: 2.80 (N) Methionine* g 0.46 0.40 0.35 0.26 - Methionine + cystine* g 0.88 0.76 0.70 0.53 - Phenylalanine g 0.63 0.54 0.65 0.50 - Phenylalanine + tyrosine* g 1.03 0.89 1.30 1.00 - Threonine g 0.60 0.52 0.81 0.64 - Tryptophan g 0.20 0.17 0.23 0.21 - Valine g 0.68 0.59 0.68 0.56 - Fat* g 5.50 5.50 8.50 8.50 - Linoleic acid (ω-6)* g 1.53 1.32 1.30 1.30 Early Growth: 6.50 (N) Arachidonic acid (ω-6)* mg - - 30.00 30.00 - Alpha-linolenic acid (ω-3)* g - - 0.08 0.08 - EPA + DHA (ω-3)* g - - 0.05 0.05 - Minerals Adult: 2.50 (N) 0.80a Calcium* g 0.58 0.50 1.00 Early growth: 1.60 (N) 1.00b Late growth: 1.80 (N) Adult: 1.60 (N) Phosphorus* g 0.46 0.40 0.90 0.70 h
Adult: 2/1 (N) Early growth & reprod.: 1.6/1 (N) Ca / P ratio 1/1 Late growth: 1.8/1a (N) or 1.6/1b (N) Potassium g 0.58 0.50 0.44 0.44 - Sodium* g 0.12 0.10 0.22 0.22 c
Chloride g 0.17 0.15 0.33 0.33 c
Magnesium g 0.08 0.07 0.04 0.04 - Trace elements* Copper* mg 0.83 0.72 1.10 1.10 2.80 (L) Iodine* mg 0.12 0.11 0.15 0.15 1.10 (L) Iron* mg 4.17 3.60 8.80 8.80 68.18 (L) Manganese mg 0.67 0.58 0.56 0.56 17.00 (L) Selenium* (wet diets) µg 27.00 23.00 40.00 40.00 56.80 (L)d Selenium* (dry diets) µg 22.00 18.00 40.00 40.00 56.80 (L)d Zinc* mg 8.34 7.20 10.00 10.00 22.70 (L) Vitamins Vitamin A* IU 702.00 606.00 500.00 500.00 40 000 (N) 227.00 (L) Vitamin D* IU 63.90 55.20 55.20 50.00 320.00 (N) Vitamin E* IU 4.17 3.60 5.00 5.00 Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)* mg 0.25 0.21 0.18 0.18 - Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)* mg 0.69 0.60 0.42 0.42 - Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)* mg 1.64 1.42 1.20 1.20 - Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)* mg 0.17 0.15 0.12 0.12 - Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)* µg 3.87 3.35 2.80 2.80 - Vitamin B3 (Niacin)* mg 1.89 1.64 1.36 1.36 - Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)* µg 29.90 25.80 21.60 21.60 - Vitamin B7 (Biotin)* µg - - - - - Choline mg 189.00 164.00 170.00 170.00 - Vitamin K* µg - - - - -
When a nutrient has an asterisk (*), additional information and substantiation references are available in Chapter 3.3.1. and 3.3.2. Footnotes a-h are summarised below Table III-4c.
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TABLE III-3a. Unit per 100 g dry matter (DM)Protein* g 21.00 18.00 25.00 20.00 -Calcium* g 0.58 0.50 1.00 Early growth: 1.60 (N)Vitamin D* IU 63.90 55.20 55.20 50.00FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines | Publication October 2021 Page 1 of 98