Black Gold
Explorer Original Performance 26/18 Dry Dog Food, 50-lb bag
0out of 100
C Evidence Fair
dry $0.90/lb
Black Gold Explorer Original Performance 26/18 Dry Dog Food, 50-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.
Graded by The Sniff System
Why this score
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
CQI
+16
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
ACF
−8
Controversial ingredients · 1
- sodium seleniteSynthetic 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
26%
min
Fat
18%
min
Fiber
3%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
39 total - 1 beef meal protein animal
- 2 ground corn grain
- 3 ground wheat grain
- 4 corn gluten meal protein plant
- 5 chicken fat fat
- 6 chicken by-product meal protein animal
- 7 dried plain beet pulp
- 8 brown rice grain
- 9 natural flavors other
- 10 flaxseed fat
- 11 potassium chloride mineral
- 12 salt mineral
- 13 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 14 niacin supplement vitamin
- 15 d-calcium pantothenate vitamin
- 16 riboflavin supplement vitamin
- 17 vitamin a supplement vitamin
- 18 vitamin d3 supplement vitamin
- 19 vitamin b12 supplement vitamin
- 20 pyridoxine hydrochloride vitamin
- 21 biotin vitamin
- 22 thiamine mononitrate vitamin
- 23 folic acid vitamin
- 24 ferrous sulfate mineral
- 25 zinc sulfate mineral
Showing first 25 of 39. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.