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Essence Limited Ingredient Recipe Ocean Recipe Dry Dog Food, 3.5-lb bag
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Limited Ingredient Recipe Ocean Recipe Dry Dog Food, 3.5-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $6.00/lb

Essence Limited Ingredient Recipe Ocean Recipe Dry Dog Food, 3.5-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

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

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

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

STACK

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
38%
min
Fat
24.5%
min
Fiber
3%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
29 total
  1. 1 whitefish
  2. 2 herring
  3. 3 whitefish meal
  4. 4 herring meal
  5. 5 quinoa
  6. 6 pumpkin
  7. 7 sunflower oil
  8. 8 natural flavor
  9. 9 salt
  10. 10 potassium chloride
  11. 11 choline chloride
  12. 12 vitamin e supplement
  13. 13 vitamin a supplement
  14. 14 niacinamide
  15. 15 d-calcium pantothenate
  16. 16 riboflavin supplement
  17. 17 thiamine mononitrate
  18. 18 vitamin b12 supplement
  19. 19 pyridoxine hydrochloride
  20. 20 folic acid
  21. 21 mixed tocopherols
  22. 22 zinc proteinate
  23. 23 iron proteinate
  24. 24 copper proteinate
  25. 25 manganese proteinate

Showing first 25 of 29. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.