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Crave High Protein Chicken Adult Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag
Crave

High Protein Chicken Adult Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $2.80/lb

Crave High Protein Chicken Adult Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 48/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

PQI

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

STACK

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

ACF

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
34%
min
Fat
17%
min
Fiber
4%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
37 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 chicken meal
  3. 3 split peas
  4. 4 lentils
  5. 5 pork meal
  6. 6 chicken fat
  7. 7 pea starch
  8. 8 dried plain beet pulp
  9. 9 flaxseed
  10. 10 natural flavor
  11. 11 dehydrated alfalfa meal
  12. 12 choline chloride
  13. 13 potassium chloride
  14. 14 citric acid
  15. 15 mixed tocopherols
  16. 16 dl-methionine
  17. 17 salt
  18. 18 vitamin e supplement
  19. 19 ferrous sulfate
  20. 20 zinc oxide
  21. 21 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.
  22. 22 ascorbic acid
  23. 23 d-calcium pantothenate
  24. 24 manganese sulfate
  25. 25 copper sulfate

Showing first 25 of 37. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.