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CANIDAE All Life Stages Salmon Recipe High Protein Dry Dog Food, 27-lb bag
CANIDAE

All Life Stages Salmon Recipe High Protein Dry Dog Food, 27-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $2.22/lb

CANIDAE All Life Stages Salmon Recipe High Protein Dry Dog Food, 27-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 67/100 (B) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Strong protein profile with salmon as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value..

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with salmon as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

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

FQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

Contains menadione. Banned for human OTC use but tolerated at AAFCO-permitted levels in pet food. The only AAFCO-permitted vitamin K source..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 2

  • menadione
    Synthetic vitamin K3. Banned in human supplements due to toxicity concerns at high doses. Permitted in pet food but premium brands use natural vitamin K alternatives.
  • 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
30%
min
Fat
20%
min
Fiber
4%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
51 total
  1. 1 salmon
  2. 2 turkey meal
  3. 3 chicken meal
  4. 4 chicken fat
  5. 5 sorghum
  6. 6 millet
  7. 7 pea protein
  8. 8 dried yeast
  9. 9 peas
  10. 10 oatmeal
  11. 11 flaxseed
  12. 12 canola oil
  13. 13 pork meal
  14. 14 suncured alfalfa meal
  15. 15 salmon oil
  16. 16 natural flavor
  17. 17 threonine
  18. 18 salt
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 potassium chloride
  21. 21 taurine
  22. 22 vitamin e supplement
  23. 23 tryptophan
  24. 24 mixed tocopherols
  25. 25 potassium chloride

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