mera Snacker Lachs

Treat · complementary

Snacker Lachs
This is sold as a treat, not as an everyday meal. The 1–100 rating applies to complete meals, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Our verdict

Is mera Snacker Lachs a good dog food?

This is a treat, not a complete diet, so it is not scored on our 1-100 scale. The ingredient breakdown below shows what is in it; a treat should be fed alongside, not instead of, a complete diet.

Complementary extruded dry treats for dogs of all life stages, with fish and fish by, salmon and fresh meat as the main ingredients.

How we score

80% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

  • Doesn't list grain ingredients.
  • High in protein: 51% protein on a dry-matter basis.

Why you might not

  • A treat, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
  • 1 poor-graded ingredient makes up about 32% of the recipe.

Who is this food for?

Suits

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

Consider something else if:

  • Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists poultry
  • Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists poultry
  • Your dog avoids fish: the label lists fish and fish by-products
  • You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein

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.

What the label tells us

  • The label lists 7 ingredients.
  • Names its animal sources (1 named ingredient).
  • Uses generic terms (By-products, Poultry): the specific animal source is not stated.
  • Lists no artificial colours or preservatives.
  • Prints quantities for 2 ingredients.
Why is this treat not scored?

Our 1 to 100 rating applies to complete diets, so treats and complementary foods are presented as what the label tells us rather than a number that would invite comparison with complete meals.

What should I look for on a treat label?

A short ingredient list, named animal sources instead of generic terms, and no artificial colours or preservatives. Printed quantities are a good transparency signal, though few treat labels provide them.

These points are derived from the published ingredient list, not a rating.

Nutrition and feedingProtein 41% · Fat 12.50%

Typical analysis (as fed)

NutrientAs fed
Protein41%
Fat12.50%
Fibre0.30%
Ash12.50%
Moisture20%

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

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Feeding guide

<1-5 kg: 7 Stück pro Tag, 5-15 kg: 14 Stück, 15-30 kg: 25 Stück, 30-50 kg: 35 Stück; als Snack in Ergänzung zum Hauptfutter.

Additives declared on the label

Technological additives

Antioxidationsmittel; Konservierungsstoffe

Ingredients (7)80% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • other 32.0%
  • oil 26.7%
  • supplement 21.3%
  • meat 20.0%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1Fish and fish by-productsFish And Fish By-Productsmeat · poor-6.8
253% SalmonSalmonmeat · good5353.0
3Meat and animal by-productsBy-productsmeat · medium-6.1
420% PoultryPoultrymeat · medium2020.0
5Vegetable by-productsVegetable By-Productsother · poor-5.4
6Oils and fatsOils and Fatsoil · poor-4.7
7MineralsVitamins and mineralssupplement · medium-4.0
  1. 1. Fish and fish by-products6.8% estimated
  2. 2. 53% Salmon53% declared53.0% estimated
    Salmon · meat · good
  3. 3. Meat and animal by-products6.1% estimated
    By-products · meat · medium
  4. 4. 20% Poultry20% declared20.0% estimated
    Poultry · meat · medium
  5. 5. Vegetable by-products5.4% estimated
    Vegetable By-Products · other · poor
  6. 6. Oils and fats4.7% estimated
    Oils and Fats · oil · poor
  7. 7. Minerals4.0% estimated
    Vitamins and minerals · supplement · medium

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-02

Brand and contact: mera

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-09-02

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.

External platform ratings are not scores for this individual recipe.

Trustpilot: 3.6/5 · 9 reviews

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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

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 quality-0.49.191-4.05
Meat share of dry matter8.3%0.096+0.79
Oil share of dry matter39.0%-0.092-3.59
Supplement share of dry matter29.0%-0.012-0.35
Other share of dry matter23.7%-0.375-8.86
Recipe graded poor58.7%-0.065-3.81
Number of poor ingredients2-0.876-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient32.0%0.060+1.92
Undeclared quantities80.0%-0.106-8.45
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)yes-3.158-3.16
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality-0.49.191-4.05
Meat share of dry matter8.3%0.096+0.79
Carb share of dry matter0.0%-0.115+0.00
Oil share of dry matter39.0%-0.092-3.59
Vegetable share of dry matter0.0%-0.005+0.00
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.163+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter29.0%-0.012-0.35
Other share of dry matter23.7%-0.375-8.86
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
Recipe graded poor58.7%-0.065-3.81
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients2-0.876-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient32.0%0.060+1.92
Undeclared quantities80.0%-0.106-8.45
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietno2.294+0.00
Frozen or chilled freshno0.000+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)no0.707+0.00
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)yes-3.158-3.16
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 multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
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 Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
Processing: Dry Semi Moistno-6.174+0.00
Processing: Dry Mueslino-10.146+0.00
Processing: Wet Pateno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunksno-0.672+0.00
Processing-type offset
+0.02
Additives declared on label
+1 transparency bonus
Subtotal
27.0
Final score
27/100

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.

This is not a complete diet, so the 1-100 rating does not apply to it. Read the recipe breakdown above as ingredient-quality context only.

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
v327/100current
v237/100
v136/100
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

Not applicable to complementary food. FEDIAF reference ranges apply to complete diets.

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 (20% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)4/20
✓ 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 — 1 checkable claim: 1 consistent, 0 contradicted.

Consistent with the label

  • "Ohne getreidehaltige Zutaten" — supported by the declared grain-free data.

15 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.

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

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
Unsere SNACKER sind besonders weich und saftig (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
lecker und gesund belohnen (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
perfekte Belohnung für deinen Hund (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Antioxidationsmittel (on pack)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Ohne Zuckerzusatz oder künstliche Farb- und Aromastoffe (on page)Free-fromnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Fleisch und tierische Nebenerzeugnisse (20% vom Geflügel) (on pack)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Rohasche 12,5% (on pack)Nutrientnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Konservierungsstoffe (on pack)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Ohne getreidehaltige Zutaten (on page)Free-fromconsistentManufacturer assertion
Fettgehalt 12,5% (on pack)Nutrientnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Genau die richtige Größe (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Protein 41,0% (on pack)Nutrientnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Feuchtigkeit 20,0% (on pack)Nutrientnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Rohfaser 0,3% (on pack)Nutrientnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Fisch und Fischnebenerzeugnisse (53% vom Lachs) (on pack)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Soft & saftig (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer 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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