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Cesar Classic Loaf in Sauce Top Sirloin & Grilled Chicken Flavors Variety Pack Grain-Free Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food Trays, 3.5-oz, case of 12
Cesar

Classic Loaf in Sauce Top Sirloin & Grilled Chicken Flavors Variety Pack Grain-Free Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food Trays, 3.5-oz, case of 12

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
wet $13.94

Cesar Classic Loaf in Sauce Top Sirloin & Grilled Chicken Flavors Variety Pack Grain-Free Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food Trays, 3.5-oz, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 35/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 3 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 49 due to sodium nitrite.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with grilled chicken flavor: chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

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

STACK

AAFCO formulation inferred from declared adult maintenance. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.

ACF

Score capped at 49 due to sodium nitrite.

CAP why?

Contains sodium nitrite. Documented canine death (Worth 2005); IARC 2A nitrosamine pathway. Unnecessary in dog food (no botulism niche)..

CIP

No declared omega-3 source. Fish oil, salmon oil, and algae oil all absent.

FQI

Controversial ingredients · 1

  • carrageenan
    Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.

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

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
8.5%
min
Fat
4%
min
Fiber
1%
max
Moisture
82%
max
Ingredients
59 total
  1. 1 grilled chicken flavor: chicken
  2. 2 beef lung
  3. 3 chicken liver
  4. 4 chicken broth
  5. 5 water
  6. 6 pork by-products
  7. 7 chicken heart
  8. 8 calcium carbonate
  9. 9 sodium tripolyphosphate
  10. 10 carrageenan ⚠ Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  11. 11 potassium chloride
  12. 12 xanthan gum
  13. 13 magnesium proteinate
  14. 14 dried yam
  15. 15 dl-methionine
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 erythorbic acid
  18. 18 grilled chicken flavor
  19. 19 guar gum
  20. 20 natural flavor
  21. 21 zinc sulfate
  22. 22 vitamin e supplement
  23. 23 monocalcium phosphate
  24. 24 copper sulfate
  25. 25 thiamine mononitrate

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