Essence
Limited Ingredient Recipe Ocean Recipe Wet Dog Food, 13-oz, case of 12
0out of 100
C Evidence Fair
wet $59.88
Essence Limited Ingredient Recipe Ocean Recipe Wet Dog Food, 13-oz, case of 12 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
+27
Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.
STACK
+5
Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.
MNI
+3
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
ACF
−8
Controversial ingredients · 1
- sodium seleniteSynthetic 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
10.5%
min
Fat
5%
min
Fiber
1.5%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
29 total - 1 whitefish protein animal
- 2 herring
- 3 fish broth
- 4 natural whitefish flavor
- 5 olive oil
- 6 agar-agar
- 7 choline chloride supplement
- 8 potassium chloride mineral
- 9 taurine supplement
- 10 salt mineral
- 11 calcium carbonate mineral
- 12 vitamin a acetate
- 13 vitamin d3 supplement vitamin
- 14 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 15 niacin supplement vitamin
- 16 d-calcium pantothenate vitamin
- 17 thiamine mononitrate vitamin
- 18 pyridoxine hydrochloride vitamin
- 19 riboflavin supplement vitamin
- 20 folic acid vitamin
- 21 vitamin b12 supplement vitamin
- 22 zinc proteinate mineral
- 23 iron proteinate mineral
- 24 copper proteinate mineral
- 25 manganese proteinate mineral
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