FEDIAF (European Pet Food) publishes nutrient-based trade guidelines for complete pet foods. This topic reproduces TABLE III-3b — recommended nutrient levels for complete dog food, unit per 1000 kcal of metabolisable energy (ME) from the FEDIAF 2025 Nutritional Guidelines (Publication September 2025). This is the same recommended-level dataset as the dry-matter table (fediaf_historical_2025_dog_adult_maintenance, Table III-3a) expressed on an energy basis: per 1000 kcal ME. As the table header states, maximum levels are given only on a dry-matter basis (see Table III-3a); the right-hand column therefore repeats the legal/nutritional maxima markers without DM values. 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-3b from the source PDF text.
TABLE III-3b.
Recommended nutrient levels for complete dog food
Unit per 1000 kcal of metabolisable energy (ME)
Minimum Recommended Level Maximum
Nutrient UNIT Adult based on MER of Early Growth (L) = EU legal limit
Late Growth
(< 14 weeks) & (given only on DM basis, see table III-3a)
95 kcal/kg 0.75
110 kcal/kg 0.75 (≥ 14 weeks)
Reproduction (N) = nutritional
Protein* g 52.10 45.00 62.50 50.00 -
Arginine* g 1.51 1.30 2.04 1.84 -
Histidine g 0.67 0.58 0.98 0.63 -
Isoleucine g 1.33 1.15 1.63 1.25 -
Leucine g 2.37 2.05 3.23 2.00 -
Lysine* g 1.22 1.05 2.20 1.75 Growth: 7.00 (N)
Methionine* g 1.16 1.00 0.88 0.65 -
Methionine + cystine* g 2.21 1.91 1.75 1.33 -
Phenylalanine g 1.56 1.35 1.63 1.25 -
Phenylalanine + tyrosine* g 2.58 2.23 3.25 2.50 -
Threonine g 1.51 1.30 2.03 1.60 -
Tryptophan g 0.49 0.43 0.58 0.53 -
Valine g 1.71 1.48 1.70 1.40 -
Fat* g 13.75 13.75 21.25 21.25 -
Linoleic acid (ω-6)* g 3.82 3.27 3.25 3.25 Early Growth: 16.25 (N)
Arachidonic acid (ω-6)* mg - - 75.00 75.00 -
Alpha-linolenic acid (ω-3)* g - - 0.20 0.20 -
EPA + DHA (ω-3)* g - - 0.13 0.13 -
Minerals
Adult: 6.25 (N)
2.00a
Calcium* g 1.45 1.25 2.50 Early growth: 4.00 (N)
2.50b
Late growth: 4.50 (N)
Adult: 4.00 (N)
Phosphorus* g 1.16 1.00 2.25 1.75 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 1.45 1.25 1.10 1.10 -
Sodium* g 0.29 0.25 0.55 0.55
c
Chloride g 0.43 0.38 0.83 0.83 c
Magnesium g 0.20 0.18 0.10 0.10 -
Trace elements*
Copper* mg 2.08 1.80 2.75 2.75 (L)
Iodine* mg 0.30 0.26 0.38 0.38 (L)
Iron* mg 10.40 9.00 22.00 22.00 (L)
Manganese mg 1.67 1.44 1.40 1.40 (L)
Selenium* (wet diets) µg 67.50 57.50 100.00 100.00 (L)
Selenium* (dry diets) µg 55.00 45.00 100.00 100.00 (L)
Zinc* mg 20.80 18.00 25.00 25.00 (L)
Vitamins
Vitamin A* IU 1 754 1 515 1 250 1 250 100 000 (N)
(L)
Vitamin D* IU 159.00 138.00 138.00 125.00
800.00 (N)
Vitamin E* IU 10.40 9.00 12.50 12.50
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)* mg 0.62 0.54 0.45 0.45 -
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)* mg 1.74 1.50 1.05 1.05 -
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)* mg 4.11 3.55 3.00 3.00 -
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)* mg 0.42 0.36 0.30 0.30 -
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)* µg 9.68 8.36 7.00 7.00 -
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)* mg 4.74 4.09 3.40 3.40 -
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)* µg 74.70 64.50 54.00 54.00 -
Vitamin B7 (Biotin)* µg - - - - -
Choline mg 474.00 409.00 425.00 425.00 -
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-3b.Unit per 1000 kcal of metabolisable energy (ME)Protein* g 52.10 45.00 62.50 50.00 -Calcium* g 1.45 1.25 2.50 Early growth: 4.00 (N)Vitamin D* IU 159.00 138.00 138.00 125.00Choline mg 474.00 409.00 425.00 425.00 -16 of 98 Page FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines | Publication September 2025