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Halo Chicken & Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Small Breed Canned Dog Food, 5.5-oz, case of 12
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Chicken & Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Small Breed Canned Dog Food, 5.5-oz, case of 12

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wet $27.99

Halo Chicken & Salmon Recipe Grain-Free Small Breed Canned Dog Food, 5.5-oz, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient 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 fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

Contains guar gum. Emerging microbiome data on emulsifiers; no canine clinical evidence. Minor penalty in canned food..

CIP

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
9.5%
min
Fat
5%
min
Fiber
1.5%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
34 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 chicken liver
  4. 4 salmon
  5. 5 carrots
  6. 6 peas
  7. 7 dried egg whites
  8. 8 guar gum
  9. 9 potassium chloride
  10. 10 salt
  11. 11 zinc amino acid chelate
  12. 12 iron amino acid chelate
  13. 13 copper amino acid chelate
  14. 14 manganese amino acid chelate
  15. 15 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.
  16. 16 cobalt amino acid chelate
  17. 17 potassium iodide
  18. 18 agar-agar
  19. 19 salmon oil
  20. 20 flaxseed oil
  21. 21 vitamin e supplement
  22. 22 thiamine mononitrate
  23. 23 niacin supplement
  24. 24 d-calcium pantothenate
  25. 25 vitamin a supplement

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