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Dr. Gary's Best Breed Holistic German Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag
Dr. Gary's Best Breed

Holistic German Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $2.51/lb

Dr. Gary's Best Breed Holistic German Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. chicken meal delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

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

FQI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

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
12%
min
Fiber
4.5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
51 total
  1. 1 chicken meal
  2. 2 oatmeal
  3. 3 brown rice
  4. 4 dried beet pulp
  5. 5 chicken fat [preserved with natural mixed tocopherols ]
  6. 6 egg product
  7. 7 pearled barley
  8. 8 brewers dried yeast
  9. 9 natural flavor
  10. 10 fish meal
  11. 11 lecithin
  12. 12 menhaden fish oil
  13. 13 flax seed
  14. 14 canola oil
  15. 15 calcium carbonate
  16. 16 kelp meal
  17. 17 sea salt
  18. 18 taurine
  19. 19 dl methionine
  20. 20 l-lysine
  21. 21 monosodium phosphate
  22. 22 cranberry
  23. 23 alfalfa meal
  24. 24 sea mussel
  25. 25 ascorbic acid

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