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Freshpet Vital Shredded Chicken Recipe with Sweet Potatoes & Carrots Fresh Dog Food, 4.5-lb bag
Freshpet

Vital Shredded Chicken Recipe with Sweet Potatoes & Carrots Fresh Dog Food, 4.5-lb bag

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wet $8.89/lb

Freshpet Vital Shredded Chicken Recipe with Sweet Potatoes & Carrots Fresh Dog Food, 4.5-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 chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

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
17%
min
Fat
6%
min
Fiber
1%
max
Moisture
66%
max
Ingredients
29 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 egg
  3. 3 sweet potato
  4. 4 carrots
  5. 5 ground oats
  6. 6 cranberries
  7. 7 green beans
  8. 8 natural flavors
  9. 9 spinach
  10. 10 pumpkin
  11. 11 rosemary
  12. 12 potassium chloride
  13. 13 fish oil
  14. 14 zinc proteinate
  15. 15 iron proteinate
  16. 16 copper proteinate
  17. 17 manganese proteinate
  18. 18 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.
  19. 19 calcium iodate
  20. 20 vitamin e supplement
  21. 21 vitamin a supplement
  22. 22 riboflavin supplement
  23. 23 thiamine mononitrate
  24. 24 pyridoxine hydrochloride
  25. 25 vitamin d3 supplement

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