Animonda GranCarno Junior beef + chicken

Wet Chunks · completeHigh meatClear label

GranCarno Junior beef + chicken
Good
our rating

Our verdict

Is Animonda GranCarno Junior beef + chicken a good dog food?

We score it 72/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete wet food in chunks for puppies, with beef lung, beef and beef heart as the main ingredients.

How we score

32% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

  • Meat makes up an estimated 38% of the dry matter (68% as fed).
  • Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
  • Doesn't list grain ingredients.

Why you might not

  • High in fat: 34% fat on a dry-matter basis.

Who is this food for?

Suits

  • Labelled by the manufacturer for puppies
  • Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
  • Doesn't list turkey, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

  • Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken
  • Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef lung
  • Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon oil
  • You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
  • You are limiting fat: 34.1% on a dry-matter basis is in the high band

These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Find foods that fit your dog.

Nutrition and feedingProtein 10.50% · Fat 7.50%

Typical analysis (as fed)

NutrientAs fed
Protein10.50%
Fat7.50%
Fibre0.50%
Ash2.40%
Moisture78%

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Feeding guide

When calculating the ideal amount of food for puppies, the age and weight of the pet should always be taken into account.

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

200 IE Vitamin D3 per kg; 1,4 mg Manganous sulphate monohydrate per kg; 25 mg Zinc sulphate, monohydrate per kg

Ingredients (13)32% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • meat 68.0%
  • oil 19.2%
  • supplement 12.8%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
17% lungBeef lungmeat · medium77.0
27% meatBeefmeat · medium77.0
37% heartBeef Heartmeat · good77.0
45% liverBeef Livermeat · good55.0
57% kidneyBeef Kidneymeat · good77.0
67% udderUddermeat · medium77.0
77.67% meatChickenmeat · medium7.677.7
85% liverChicken Livermeat · good55.0
97.67% stomachStomachmeat · medium7.677.7
107.67% neckChicken Neckmeat · good7.677.7
11mineralsVitamins and mineralssupplement · medium-12.8
12safflower oilSafflower Oiloil · good-10.7
13salmon oilSalmon Oiloil · good-8.5
  1. 1. 7% lung7% declared7.0% estimated
    Beef lung · meat · medium
  2. 2. 7% meat7% declared7.0% estimated
    Beef · meat · medium
  3. 3. 7% heart7% declared7.0% estimated
    Beef Heart · meat · good
  4. 4. 5% liver5% declared5.0% estimated
    Beef Liver · meat · good
  5. 5. 7% kidney7% declared7.0% estimated
    Beef Kidney · meat · good
  6. 6. 7% udder7% declared7.0% estimated
    Udder · meat · medium
  7. 7. 7.67% meat7.67% declared7.7% estimated
    Chicken · meat · medium
  8. 8. 5% liver5% declared5.0% estimated
    Chicken Liver · meat · good
  9. 9. 7.67% stomach7.67% declared7.7% estimated
    Stomach · meat · medium
  10. 10. 7.67% neck7.67% declared7.7% estimated
    Chicken Neck · meat · good
  11. 11. minerals12.8% estimated
    Vitamins and minerals · supplement · medium
  12. 12. safflower oil10.7% estimated
    Safflower Oil · oil · good
  13. 13. salmon oil8.5% estimated
    Salmon Oil · oil · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-15

Brand and contact: Animonda

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-09-15
Scored with
Model v3 (methodology)
Product page
animonda.de

Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.

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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Why this score?

The overall score for this recipe is 72 out of 100. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +7.1 points, while the meat content added +3.7 points. The oil and fat content reduced the score by -3.5, and ingredients without printed percentages cost a further -3.4 points.

Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.

ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.89.191+7.13
Meat share of dry matter38.2%0.096+3.67
Oil share of dry matter38.1%-0.092-3.51
Supplement share of dry matter23.6%-0.012-0.29
Undeclared quantities32.0%-0.106-3.38
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Processing multiplier1.0033.786+33.79
Processing: Wet Chunksyes-0.672-0.67
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.89.191+7.13
Meat share of dry matter38.2%0.096+3.67
Carb share of dry matter0.0%-0.115+0.00
Oil share of dry matter38.1%-0.092-3.51
Vegetable share of dry matter0.0%-0.005+0.00
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.163+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter23.6%-0.012-0.29
Other share of dry matter0.0%-0.375+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
Recipe graded poor0.0%-0.065+0.00
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients0-0.876+0.00
Largest single poor ingredient0.0%0.060+0.00
Undeclared quantities32.0%-0.106-3.38
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
Frozen or chilled freshno0.000+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)no-3.158+0.00
High carb and low meatno-1.180+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages0.00.000+0.00
Meat share × fresh0.00.000+0.00
Fresh × high meat0.011.084+0.00
Additive penalty0.000.222+0.00
Processing multiplier1.0033.786+33.79
Processing: Rawno-0.054+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilledno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozenno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigeratedno0.000+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelfno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Driedno6.629+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Driedno6.331+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Bakedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Extrudedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Semi Moistno-6.174+0.00
Processing: Dry Mueslino-10.146+0.00
Processing: Wet Pateno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunksyes-0.672-0.67
Processing-type offset
-0.08
Additives declared on label
+1 transparency bonus
Subtotal
71.6
Final score
72/100

Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.

Score history across model versions

The score shown above is always computed with the latest published model. Earlier scores are kept for the record and are never edited or deleted; a scoring change ships as a new model version with a public write-up on the methodology page.

ModelScore
v372/100current
v274/100
v173/100
v1.974/100
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

How the declared analysis compares with FEDIAF reference ranges for puppies and growth. The label prints as-fed values; we convert to a dry-matter basis before scoring, and the bands are dry-matter ranges. Scores rise to 100 at the band midpoint: the reference is adequacy, not maximisation. Nutrients with a published upper limit taper again above it; fat is policed through calorie density rather than a direct penalty.

Scored against FEDIAF growth minima; puppy scoring is under review.

NutrientAs fed (label)Dry matter (scored)Score
Protein10.547.7100
Fat7.534.1100

Scored over 2 declared nutrients (combined weight 40); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.

Declared fortification: 3 nutritional additives on the label
  • 200 IE Vitamin D3 per kg
  • 1,4 mg Manganous sulphate monohydrate per kg
  • 25 mg Zinc sulphate, monohydrate per kg

Medium confidence: the full five-part analysis is on file; where moisture was not declared it was estimated from the food type.

This measures agreement with published reference ranges, not suitability for an individual dog. For medical conditions, follow veterinary guidance.

Transparency: what the label discloses

How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.

ItemPoints
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (68% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)13.6/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)15/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)5/10
✗ Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file0/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)5/5
✓ Feeding guidance given (mandatory)10/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)5/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)10/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file0/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Batch and date labelling).

Safety: recall history

Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.

No recalls recorded in our database.

See all current recalls we track.

Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it

The claims made on the pack and product page, checked against the declared label. We record claims as stated; "consistent" means our stored label data supports the claim, "contradicted" means it conflicts with it. Functional claims are recorded but never scored.

100/100 · moderate — 2 checkable claims: 2 consistent, 0 contradicted.

Consistent with the label

  • "no added grains & sugar" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
  • "high content of animal proteins" — supported by the declared high protein data.

1 further claim on file that we cannot check against the label.

Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
no added grains & sugar (on page)Free-fromconsistentManufacturer assertion
100 % fresh ingredients (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
high content of animal proteins (on page)High/low levelconsistentManufacturer assertion

The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.

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