Instinct
RawBoost High Protein Real Beef Recipe Dry Dog Food, 20-lb bag
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C Evidence Fair
dry $4.50/lb
Instinct RawBoost High Protein Real Beef Recipe Dry Dog Food, 20-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
+21
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
CQI
+16
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
FQI
+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
25%
min
Fat
14.5%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
53 total - 1 chicken protein animal
- 2 chicken meal protein animal
- 3 barley grain
- 4 sorghum grain
- 5 oatmeal grain
- 6 brown rice grain
- 7 chicken fat fat
- 8 turkey meal protein animal
- 9 ground flaxseeds
- 10 fish meal protein animal
- 11 freeze-dried chicken
- 12 natural flavor other
- 13 salt mineral
- 14 freeze-dried chicken liver
- 15 carrots vegetable
- 16 pumpkin seeds
- 17 potassium chloride mineral
- 18 freeze-dried chicken heart
- 19 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 20 vitamin a supplement vitamin
- 21 niacin supplement vitamin
- 22 thiamine mononitrate vitamin
- 23 d-calcium pantothenate vitamin
- 24 riboflavin supplement vitamin
- 25 pyridoxine hydrochloride vitamin
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