Instinct
PeakBoost Grain-Free High-Protein Recipe with Real Chicken, 3.5-lb bag
0out of 100
C Evidence Fair
dry $8.57/lb
Instinct PeakBoost Grain-Free High-Protein Recipe with Real Chicken, 3.5-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
+22
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
FQI
+12
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
CQI
+12
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
34%
min
Fat
17.5%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
54 total - 1 chicken protein animal
- 2 chicken meal protein animal
- 3 peas legume
- 4 chicken fat fat
- 5 tapioca
- 6 dried chicken
- 7 ground flaxseeds
- 8 dried yeast
- 9 turkey meal protein animal
- 10 sweet potato vegetable
- 11 fish meal protein animal
- 12 natural flavor other
- 13 freeze-dried chicken
- 14 carrots vegetable
- 15 dried tomato pomace
- 16 coconut glycerin
- 17 freeze-dried chicken liver
- 18 salt mineral
- 19 pumpkin seeds
- 20 dried chicken liver
- 21 apples fruit
- 22 blueberries fruit
- 23 cranberries fruit
- 24 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 25 niacin supplement vitamin
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