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Iams ProActive Health Classic Ground with Beef & Whole Grain Rice Adult Canned Wet Dog Food, 13-oz can, case of 12
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ProActive Health Classic Ground with Beef & Whole Grain Rice Adult Canned Wet Dog Food, 13-oz can, case of 12

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
wet $32.28

Iams ProActive Health Classic Ground with Beef & Whole Grain Rice Adult Canned Wet Dog Food, 13-oz can, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 29/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 4 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 49 due to sodium nitrite.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. chicken delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

AAFCO formulation inferred from declared adult maintenance. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.

ACF

Score capped at 49 due to sodium nitrite.

CAP why?

Score capped at 64 due to 3 WATCH ingredients.

CAP why?

Contains sodium nitrite. Documented canine death (Worth 2005); IARC 2A nitrosamine pathway. Unnecessary in dog food (no botulism niche)..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 2

  • meat by-products
    Unspecified species. AAFCO definition allows organs, blood, bone — but the lack of a named source means quality and consistency are not auditable.
  • carrageenan
    Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.

Every flagged ingredient has a published basis (confirmed harm / regulatory action / precautionary). See methodology →

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
8%
min
Fat
6%
min
Fiber
1%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
30 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 sufficient water for processing
  3. 3 meat by-products ⚠ Unspecified species. AAFCO definition allows organs, blood, bone — but the lack of a named source means quality and consistency are not auditable.
  4. 4 beef
  5. 5 brewers rice
  6. 6 flax seed
  7. 7 potassium chloride
  8. 8 magnesium proteinate
  9. 9 zinc sulfate
  10. 10 copper proteinate
  11. 11 manganese sulfate
  12. 12 copper sulfate
  13. 13 potassium iodide
  14. 14 sodium tripolyphosphate
  15. 15 added color
  16. 16 carrageenan ⚠ Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  17. 17 dried yam
  18. 18 natural smoke flavor
  19. 19 guar gum
  20. 20 choline chloride
  21. 21 vitamin e supplement
  22. 22 thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1} d-calcium pantothenate
  23. 23 biotin
  24. 24 vitamin a supplement
  25. 25 vitamin d3 supplement

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