Lenda VET Cardiac
Dry Extruded complete
Is Lenda VET Cardiac a good dog food?
We score it 45/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Why this score?
This recipe achieves an overall rating of 45 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +3.1 points to the total. However, the presence of ingredients without printed percentages reduced the score by -13.1. Furthermore, the processing format decreased the score by -7, and the carbohydrate content lowered the final result by -3.6.
Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.
100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe45
- Nutritionalmedium80
- Transparency45
- Safety100
- Evidencelimited33
The Recipe score measures how attractive and transparent the declared ingredient list is. It is not, by itself, proof that the food is nutritionally appropriate for long-term feeding. The Nutritional and Evidence scores measure what we can verify towards that stronger claim.
Complete extruded dry food for adult dogs, with rice, maize and chicken oil and fat as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- Declares energy content, which most labels omit.
- Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.
Why you might not
- Low in protein: 15% protein on a dry-matter basis.
- 100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 15%
- Fat
- 17%
- Fibre
- 3%
- Ash
- 4.50%
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- 0.39%
- Calcium
- 0.40%
- Phosphorus
- 0.30%
- Sodium
- 0.20%
Energy: 399.5 kcal/100g
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Vitamina A (3a672a) 18000 IU/Kg; Vitamina D3 (3a671) 1600 IU/Kg; Vitamina E (acetato de-todo-rac-alfa-tocoferilo)(3a700) 150 mg/Kg; Vitamina K3 (3a710) 10 mg/Kg; Vitamina B1 (3a820) 3 mg/Kg; Vitamina B2 7 mg/Kg; Vitamina B6 (3a831) 3 mg/Kg; Vitamina B12 0.05 mg/Kg; Niacina (3a314) 18 mg/Kg; Ácido Pantoténico (3a841) 10 mg/Kg; Ácido Fólico (3a316) 5 mg/Kg; Biotina (3a880) 0.1 mg/Kg; Vitamina C (3a300) 50 mg/Kg; Betaína (3a921) 150 mg/Kg; L-carnitina (3a910) 50 mg/Kg; Taurina (3a370) 1800 mg/Kg; Colina (Cloruro de Colina)(3a890) 1500 mg/Kg; Manganeso (quelato de manganeso de aminoácidos hidratado)(3b504) 25 mg/Kg; Hierro (como quelato de hierro (II) de aminoácido hidratado)(3b106) 125 mg/Kg; Cobre (como quelato de cobre de aminoácido hidratado)(3b406) 15 mg/Kg; Yodo (como Yoduro de potasio)(3b201) 2 mg/Kg; Selenio (como Selenito de sodio)(3b801) 0.2 mg/Kg; Zinc (como Quelato de Zinc de aminoácido hidratado)(3b606) 150 mg/Kg
Technological additives
conservantes; antioxidantes (extractos de origen natural ricos en tocoferoles procedentes de aceites vegetales ricos en bioflavonoides (1b306(i))); antiaglomerantes
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Doesn't list beef, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken oil and fat
- Your dog avoids turkey: it is listed as an ingredient
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists fish oil
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice - white
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
- You need more protein than this: 15.0% on a dry-matter basis is in the low 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. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (20)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whole Rice | Rice - white | carb | medium | - | 6.6 |
| 2 | Maize meal | Maize / Corn | carb | poor | - | 6.4 |
| 3 | refined Chicken oil | Chicken Oil and Fat | oil | good | - | 6.2 |
| 4 | Maize gluten | Maize gluten | carb | poor | - | 6.1 |
| 5 | hydrolyzed animal protein (poultry and porcine) | Hydrolysed Animal Protein | meat | medium | - | 5.9 |
| 6 | wheat gluten protein | Wheat Gluten | carb | poor | - | 5.7 |
| 7 | fish oil | Fish Oil | oil | good | - | 5.6 |
| 8 | lignocellulose | Lignocellulose | fibre | medium | - | 5.4 |
| 9 | dehydrated Egg | Dried Egg | meat | medium | - | 5.2 |
| 10 | dehydrated Apple pulp | Apple Fibre | fibre | medium | - | 5.1 |
| 11 | Sweet Potato | Sweet Potatoes | carb | good | - | 4.9 |
| 12 | Peas | Peas | veg | good | - | 4.8 |
| 13 | green Beans | Green Beans | veg | good | - | 4.6 |
| 14 | Carrot | Carrots | veg | good | - | 4.4 |
| 15 | Artichoke | Artichoke | veg | good | - | 4.3 |
| 16 | FAEC Digestive(yeast products (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, source of MOS and nucleotides), Chicory root (inulin source), Salvia rosmarinus, Melissa officinalis, Taraxacum officinale, Salvia officinalis, Mentha, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Cynara scolymus, Silybum marianum) | Chicory root | veg | good | - | 4.1 |
| 17 | Enterococcus faecium | Enterococcus Faecium | supplement | good | - | 3.9 |
| 18 | Lactobacillus plantarum | Lactobacillus plantarum | supplement | good | - | 3.8 |
| 19 | Lactobacillus acidophilus | Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product | supplement | good | - | 3.6 |
| 20 | Lactobacillus rhamnosus | Lactobacillus rhamnosus | supplement | good | - | 3.4 |
Brand
- Website
- https://lenda.net/
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-14
- Scored with
- Model v2 (methodology)
- Product page
- shop.lenda.net
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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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Scored with model v2 on 2026-09-22. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.3 | 9.915 | +3.08 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 14.4% | 0.116 | +1.67 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 32.4% | -0.113 | -3.65 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 16.4% | -0.088 | -1.44 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 4.6% | -0.002 | -0.01 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 19.0% | -0.009 | -0.17 |
| Recipe graded poor | 18.2% | -0.045 | -0.81 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 3 | -0.868 | -2.60 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 6.4% | 0.056 | +0.36 |
| Undeclared quantities | 100.0% | -0.131 | -13.09 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Additive penalty | -0.18 | 0.236 | -0.04 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.3 | 9.915 | +3.08 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 14.4% | 0.116 | +1.67 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 32.4% | -0.113 | -3.65 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 16.4% | -0.088 | -1.44 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 4.6% | -0.002 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.177 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 19.0% | -0.009 | -0.17 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.371 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.022 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 18.2% | -0.045 | -0.81 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.182 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 3 | -0.868 | -2.60 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 6.4% | 0.056 | +0.36 |
| Undeclared quantities | 100.0% | -0.131 | -13.09 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 3.194 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 11.440 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | no | -0.506 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | no | -1.988 | +0.00 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.250 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 0.0 | -0.073 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | -0.339 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 16.475 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | -0.18 | 0.236 | -0.04 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Raw | no | 13.322 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | 7.712 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | 6.583 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 4.857 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | 0.072 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 11.127 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 9.320 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | 4.569 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -2.321 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.833 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.711 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | 2.935 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | 2.292 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- -0.01
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 44.7
- Final score
- 45/100
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.
| Model | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| v2 | 45/100 | current |
| v1 | 57/100 | |
| v1.9 | 58/100 |
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
How the declared analysis compares with FEDIAF reference ranges for adult dogs. 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.
| Nutrient | As fed (label) | Dry matter (scored) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 15 | 16.3 (band 18 to 40%) | 63.4 |
| Fat | 17 | 18.5 (band 5.5 to 20%) | 100 |
| Fibre | 3 | 3.3 (band 0.5 to 5%) | 100 |
| Calcium | 0.4 | 0.4 (band 0.5 to 2.5%) | 60.9 |
| Phosphorus | 0.3 | 0.3 (band 0.4 to 1.6%) | 57.1 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.3 | 1.3 (band 1 to 2%) | 90 |
| Energy (kcal/100g) | 399.5 | 434.2 | 100 |
Scored over 7 declared nutrients (combined weight 90); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 8% from the food type.
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.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (voluntary) - not on file | 0/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) | 5/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Country of manufacture stated (voluntary) | 10/10 |
| Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file | 0/5 |
Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Feeding guidance given, 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 marketing claims made on the pack and product page, and how much evidence sits behind them. We record the claims as stated; we do not assess whether they are true.
| Claim | Type | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|
| Limited sodium content (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Support for kidney function (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Probiotics to support kidney and digestive function (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Adapted content of EPA and DHA fatty acids to support the heart muscle (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Complete veterinary complete feed for dogs with cardiac problems (on pack) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| Indicated for the support of cardiac function in case of chronic heart failure (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
Limited: at least one claim rests on manufacturer assertion alone.
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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