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CANIDAE Pure Farm To Bowl Small Breed Wild-Caught Salmon & Lentil Recipe Dry Dog Food, 10-lb bag
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Pure Farm To Bowl Small Breed Wild-Caught Salmon & Lentil Recipe Dry Dog Food, 10-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry adult maintenance $4.00/lb

CANIDAE Pure Farm To Bowl Small Breed Wild-Caught Salmon & Lentil Recipe Dry Dog Food, 10-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 36/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 2 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

PQI

Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.

STACK

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

STACK

Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

CAP why?

Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..

CIP

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

  • 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.
  • 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.

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

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
25%
min
Fat
12.5%
min
Fiber
4%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
38 total
  1. 1 salmon
  2. 2 salmon meal
  3. 3 peas
  4. 4 lentils
  5. 5 tapioca
  6. 6 garbanzo beans
  7. 7 canola oil
  8. 8 flaxseed
  9. 9 natural flavor
  10. 10 choline chloride
  11. 11 taurine
  12. 12 vitamin e supplement
  13. 13 potassium chloride
  14. 14 mixed tocopherols
  15. 15 zinc proteinate
  16. 16 zinc sulfate
  17. 17 ferrous sulfate
  18. 18 iron proteinate
  19. 19 l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate
  20. 20 niacin supplement
  21. 21 copper sulfate
  22. 22 copper proteinate
  23. 23 vitamin a supplement
  24. 24 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.
  25. 25 manganese sulfate

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AAFCO statement

CANIDAE® Grain Free PURE Petite® Small Breed Adult with Fresh Salmon is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.