Instinct
PeakBoost Grain-Free High-Protein Recipe with Real Salmon, 17-lb bag
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C Evidence Fair
dry $5.82/lb
Instinct PeakBoost Grain-Free High-Protein Recipe with Real Salmon, 17-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
Reasonable protein quality. salmon delivers solid amino acid coverage.
PQI
+19
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
FQI
+12
Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.
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
34%
min
Fat
13.5%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
54 total - 1 salmon protein animal
- 2 fish meal protein animal
- 3 peas legume
- 4 canola oil fat
- 5 tapioca
- 6 dried yeast
- 7 sweet potato vegetable
- 8 whitefish meal protein animal
- 9 dried whitefish
- 10 dried salmon
- 11 chickpeas legume
- 12 natural flavor other
- 13 ground flaxseeds
- 14 freeze-dried beef
- 15 carrots vegetable
- 16 coconut glycerin
- 17 dried tomato pomace
- 18 freeze-dried beef liver
- 19 freeze-dried beef spleen
- 20 pumpkin seeds
- 21 apples fruit
- 22 blueberries fruit
- 23 cranberries fruit
- 24 freeze-dried beef kidneys
- 25 montmorillonite clay
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