veterinary diet

This is a medical nutrition decision. Speak to your vet.

This is a veterinary diet product: a "dietetic" feed designed for a particular nutritional purpose and intended for use under veterinary direction. The score and figures below are readings of the label, the same as for any other food: they can't tell you whether this product is right for your dog.

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Lenda VET Diabetic

Dry Extruded complete veterinary diet

VET Diabetic
Average
our rating

Is Lenda VET Diabetic a good dog food?

We score it 47/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

How we score

Why this score?

The overall score is 47 out of 100. Ingredients without printed percentages contributed -10.6 points, and the processing format contributed -6.7 points. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +4.8 points, with being labelled nutritionally complete adding +2.3. This is a general explanation of how the score works, not veterinary advice. For any health condition, food choice is a decision for your vet.

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.

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 dehydrated poultry proteins, barley and maize gluten as the main ingredients.

Why you might choose it

  • High in protein: 39% protein on a dry-matter basis.
  • Declares energy content, which most labels omit.
  • Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.

Why you might not

  • 100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.

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Estimated composition

meat25.3%
fibre19.2%
supplement17.6%
carb14.7%
oil12.9%
veg10.2%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Protein
39%
Fat
10%
Fibre
6.50%
Ash
7.50%
Carbohydrates
29%

Energy: 334 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

Nutritional additives

Glucosamine 500 mg/kg; Chondroitin sulphate 500 mg/kg; Methylsulfonylmethane 250 mg/kg; Yucca schidigera extract; Yeast extract (MOS and nucleotides source); Chicory root (inulin source); Salvia rosmarinus; Melissa officinalis; Taraxacum officinale; Salvia officinalis; Mentha; Vaccinium macrocarpon; Cynara scolymus; Silybum marianum; Enterococcus faecium; Lactobacillus plantarum

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 dehydrated poultry proteins
  • Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
  • Your dog avoids fish: the label lists krill
  • Your dog avoids grain: the label lists barley
  • 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. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.

Ingredients (35)

#As declaredMatchedCategoryTierDeclared %Est. %
1Dehydrated poultry proteinsDehydrated Poultry Proteinsmeatmedium-3.8
2BarleyBarleycarbmedium-3.7
3Maize glutenMaize glutencarbpoor-3.7
4vegetable fibres (beetroot)Vegetable fibrefibremedium-3.6
5poultry fatPoultry Fatoilmedium-3.6
6lignocelluloseLignocellulosefibremedium-3.5
7hydrolysed animal proteins (poultry and porcine)Hydrolysed Animal Proteinmeatmedium-3.5
8refined Chicken oilChicken Oil and Fatoilmedium-3.4
9dehydrated EggDried Eggmeatmedium-3.3
10Apple pulpApple Fibrefibremedium-3.3
11dehydrated Krill (Euphausia superba, source of Omega-3 fatty acids and astaxanthin)Krillmeatgood-3.2
12Moringa oleiferaMoringa Oleiferaveggood-3.2
13Yucca schidigera extractYucca Schidigerasupplementgood-3.1
14yeast extract (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as a source of MOS and nucleotides)Yeastsupplementgood-3.1
15chicory rootChicory rootveggood-3.0
16Salvia rosmarinusSageveggood-3.0
17Melissa officinalisLemon Balmveggood-2.9
18Taraxacum officinaleunmatched---2.9
19Salvia officinalisSageveggood-2.8
20Menthaunmatched---2.7
21Vaccinium macrocarponunmatched---2.7
22Cynara scolymusArtichokeveggood-2.6
23Silybum marianumunmatched---2.6
24Panax ginsengGinsengsupplementmedium-2.5
25Punica granatumPomegranateveggood-2.5
26Zingiber officinaleunmatched---2.4
27Urtica dioicaNettlesveggood-2.4
28Camellia sinensisunmatched---2.3
29Curcuma longaTurmericveggood-2.3
30microalgae oil Schizochytrium spMicroalgaeveggood-2.2
31(source of Omega 3 DHA fatty acids)DHAsupplementgood-2.2
32Enterococcus faeciumEnterococcus Faeciumsupplementgood-2.1
33Lactobacillus plantarumLactobacillus plantarumsupplementgood-2.0
34Lactobacillus fermentumLactobacillus fermentumsupplementgood-2.0
35Saccharomyces boulardiiSaccharomyces Boulardiisupplementgood-1.9

Brand

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-09-14
Scored with
Model v3 (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 v3 on 2026-09-26. 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 quality0.59.191+4.79
Carb share of dry matter14.7%-0.115-1.70
Oil share of dry matter14.5%-0.092-1.34
Vegetable share of dry matter6.0%-0.005-0.03
Supplement share of dry matter18.5%-0.012-0.23
Recipe graded poor7.2%-0.065-0.47
Number of poor ingredients1-0.876-0.88
Largest single poor ingredient7.2%0.060+0.43
Undeclared quantities100.0%-0.106-10.56
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)yes-3.158-3.16
Additive penalty-0.220.222-0.05
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
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ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.59.191+4.79
Meat share of dry matter0.0%0.096+0.00
Carb share of dry matter14.7%-0.115-1.70
Oil share of dry matter14.5%-0.092-1.34
Vegetable share of dry matter6.0%-0.005-0.03
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.163+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter18.5%-0.012-0.23
Other share of dry matter0.0%-0.375+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
Recipe graded poor7.2%-0.065-0.47
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients1-0.876-0.88
Largest single poor ingredient7.2%0.060+0.43
Undeclared quantities100.0%-0.106-10.56
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
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 penalty-0.220.222-0.05
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
47.4
Final score
47/100

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
v347/100current
v251/100
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.

NutrientAs fed (label)Dry matter (scored)Score
Protein3943.1 (band 18 to 40%)100
Fat1011 (band 5.5 to 20%)93
Fibre6.57.2 (band 0.5 to 5%)100
Energy (kcal/100g)334369.1100

Scored over 4 declared nutrients (combined weight 60); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 9.5% from the food type.

Low confidence: partial analysis or moisture 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 (voluntary) - not on file0/20
✗ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file0/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)5/10
✓ Energy value declared (voluntary)5/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)5/5
✗ Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file0/10
✓ 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 (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 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

  • "Complete veterinary complete feed for adult dogs with diabetes" — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.

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

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

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
Helps regulate glucose intake (diabetes mellitus) (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Specific balance of protein and fat (on pack)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Low content of monosaccharides and disaccharides (on pack)High/low levelnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Complete veterinary complete feed for adult dogs with diabetes (on pack)ContentconsistentManufacturer assertion
Low content of monosaccharides and disaccharides for the regulation of glucose intake (Diabetes mellitus) (on pack)High/low levelnot 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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