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Chicken Soup for the Soul Beef & Legumes Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag
Chicken Soup for the Soul

Beef & Legumes Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $2.64/lb

Chicken Soup for the Soul Beef & Legumes Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 35/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. beef delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

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

FQI

Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.

MNI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

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

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
25%
min
Fat
14%
min
Fiber
6%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
50 total
  1. 1 beef
  2. 2 fish meal
  3. 3 peas
  4. 4 lentils
  5. 5 faba beans
  6. 6 pea flour
  7. 7 canola oil
  8. 8 tapioca starch
  9. 9 ground flaxseed
  10. 10 natural flavor
  11. 11 dicalcium phosphate
  12. 12 salt
  13. 13 salmon oil
  14. 14 calcium carbonate
  15. 15 choline chloride
  16. 16 dl-methionine
  17. 17 dried chicory root
  18. 18 raspberries
  19. 19 tomatoes
  20. 20 blueberries
  21. 21 taurine
  22. 22 mixed tocopherols
  23. 23 citric acid
  24. 24 zinc proteinate
  25. 25 zinc oxide

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