Grain-Free Chicken & Field Pea Recipe All Life Stages Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
Blackwood Grain-Free Chicken & Field Pea Recipe All Life Stages Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 54/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.
Graded by The Sniff System
Strong protein profile with chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.
Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..
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 →
- 1 chicken protein animal
- 2 chicken meal protein animal
- 3 chickpeas legume
- 4 lentils legume
- 5 peas legume
- 6 chicken fat fat
- 7 tapioca
- 8 whitefish meals
- 9 brewers dried yeast
- 10 potato vegetable
- 11 tomato
- 12 natural flavor other
- 13 flaxseed fat
- 14 menhaden fish oil fat
- 15 monosodium phosphate
- 16 dicalcium phosphate mineral
- 17 salt mineral
- 18 potassium chloride mineral
- 19 inulin fiber
- 20 choline chloride supplement
- 21 dried kelp supplement
- 22 cranberries fruit
- 23 blueberries fruit
- 24 taurine supplement
- 25 apple
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Nutritionally Complete & Balanced: Blackwood Chicken Meal with Ancient Grains and Corn Recipe dog food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO dog food nutrient profiles for all life stages including growth of large size dogs (70 lb. or more as an adult)