Essence
Limited Ingredient Recipe Ranch Recipe Dry Dog Food, 21-lb bag
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C Evidence Fair
dry $4.29/lb
Essence Limited Ingredient Recipe Ranch Recipe Dry Dog Food, 21-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 lamb as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
PQI
+22
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
CQI
+16
Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.
STACK
+5
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
32.5%
min
Fat
25.5%
min
Fiber
3%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
33 total - 1 lamb protein animal
- 2 pork protein animal
- 3 lamb meal protein animal
- 4 pork meal protein animal
- 5 quinoa grain
- 6 pumpkin vegetable
- 7 pork fat
- 8 natural flavor other
- 9 potassium chloride mineral
- 10 salt mineral
- 11 choline chloride supplement
- 12 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 13 vitamin a supplement vitamin
- 14 niacinamide
- 15 d-calcium pantothenate vitamin
- 16 riboflavin supplement vitamin
- 17 vitamin d3 supplement vitamin
- 18 thiamine mononitrate vitamin
- 19 vitamin b12 supplement vitamin
- 20 pyridoxine hydrochloride vitamin
- 21 folic acid vitamin
- 22 mixed tocopherols preservative natural
- 23 taurine supplement
- 24 dl-methionine supplement
- 25 zinc proteinate mineral
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