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Big Red High Protein Dog Food, 50-lb bag
Big Red

High Protein Dog Food, 50-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $0.70/lb

Big Red High Protein Dog Food, 50-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 17/100 (F) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 49 due to bha.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.

CQI

Score capped at 49 due to bha.

CAP why?

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

Score capped at 54 due to primary protein is unnamed.

CAP why?

Controversial ingredients · 2

  • bha
    Synthetic preservative classified by the U.S. National Toxicology Program as 'reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.' Many premium brands have removed it.
  • sodium selenite
    Synthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.

Every flagged ingredient has a published basis (confirmed harm / regulatory action / precautionary). See methodology →

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
27%
min
Fat
15%
min
Fiber
4%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
29 total
  1. 1 meat and bone meal
  2. 2 ground corn
  3. 3 wheat middlings
  4. 4 cornprotein meal
  5. 5 animal fat
  6. 5 bha ⚠ Synthetic preservative classified by the U.S. National Toxicology Program as 'reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.' Many premium brands have removed it.
  7. 6 natural flavors
  8. 7 salt
  9. 8 fish oil
  10. 9 vitamine supplement
  11. 10 niacin supplement
  12. 11 d-calcium pantothenate
  13. 12 riboflavin supplement
  14. 13 vitamin a supplement
  15. 14 vitamin d3supplement
  16. 15 vitamin b12 supplement
  17. 16 pyridoxine hydrochloride
  18. 17 biotin
  19. 18 thiamine mononitrate
  20. 19 folic acid
  21. 20 manganesesulfate
  22. 21 zinc sulfate
  23. 22 ferrous sulfate
  24. 23 copper sulfate
  25. 24 ethylenediamine dihydroiodide

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