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Cesar Loaf & Topper in Sauce Angus Beef Flavor with Bacon & Cheese Grain-Free Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food Trays, 3.5-oz, case of 24
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Loaf & Topper in Sauce Angus Beef Flavor with Bacon & Cheese Grain-Free Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food Trays, 3.5-oz, case of 24

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
wet $26.90

Cesar Loaf & Topper in Sauce Angus Beef Flavor with Bacon & Cheese Grain-Free Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food Trays, 3.5-oz, case of 24 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 beef 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%
min
Fat
4.5%
min
Fiber
1%
max
Moisture
83%
max
Ingredients
34 total
  1. 1 beef
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 water
  4. 4 chicken liver
  5. 5 pork by-products
  6. 6 beef lung
  7. 7 bacon
  8. 8 cheese
  9. 9 chicken heart
  10. 10 soy flour
  11. 11 calcium carbonate
  12. 12 sodium tripolyphosphate
  13. 13 carrageenan ⚠ Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  14. 14 added color
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 dried yam
  17. 17 xanthan gum
  18. 18 magnesium proteinate
  19. 19 guar gum
  20. 20 dl-methionine
  21. 21 salt
  22. 22 erythorbic acid
  23. 23 angus beef flavor
  24. 24 zinc sulfate
  25. 25 natural flavor

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