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Cesar Wholesome Bowls Chicken Recipe Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food, 3-oz tray, case of 10
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Wholesome Bowls Chicken Recipe Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food, 3-oz tray, case of 10

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
wet $23.74

Cesar Wholesome Bowls Chicken Recipe Small Breed Adult Wet Dog Food, 3-oz tray, case of 10 earns a Sniff Score of 39/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 49 due to CP_DM=78.9%, CF_DM=5.3%.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

ACF

Score capped at 49 due to CP_DM=78.9%, CF_DM=5.3%.

CAP why?

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

FQI

Contains guar gum. Emerging microbiome data on emulsifiers; no canine clinical evidence. Minor penalty in canned food..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 1

  • 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
15%
min
Fat
1%
min
Fiber
3%
max
Moisture
81%
max
Ingredients
22 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 water
  3. 3 soy oil
  4. 4 tapioca starch
  5. 5 powdered cellulose
  6. 6 dried plain beet fiber
  7. 7 calcium carbonate
  8. 8 soy lecithin
  9. 9 choline chloride
  10. 10 salt
  11. 11 ascorbic acid
  12. 12 magnesium sulfate
  13. 13 zinc sulfate
  14. 14 manganese sulfate
  15. 15 xanthan gum
  16. 16 ferrous sulfate
  17. 17 vitamin a supplement
  18. 18 beta carotene
  19. 19 copper sulfate
  20. 20 vitamin d3 supplement
  21. 21 potassium iodide
  22. 22 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.