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Lotus Oven-Baked Grain-Free Sardine & Herring Recipe Dry Dog Food, 20-lb bag
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Oven-Baked Grain-Free Sardine & Herring Recipe Dry Dog Food, 20-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $5.76/lb

Lotus Oven-Baked Grain-Free Sardine & Herring Recipe Dry Dog Food, 20-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 42/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. sardine delivers solid amino acid coverage.

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?

Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

CAP why?

Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..

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
25%
min
Fat
14%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
46 total
  1. 1 sardine
  2. 2 herring
  3. 3 potato
  4. 4 dried peas
  5. 5 dried egg product
  6. 6 pea protein concentrate
  7. 7 pea fiber
  8. 8 cassava flour
  9. 9 catfish oil
  10. 10 ground flaxseed
  11. 11 dicalcium phosphate
  12. 12 brewers dried yeast
  13. 13 calcium carbonate
  14. 14 choline chloride
  15. 15 salmon oil
  16. 16 olive oil
  17. 17 carrots
  18. 18 apples
  19. 19 salt
  20. 20 calcium propionate
  21. 21 monosodium phosphate
  22. 22 garlic
  23. 23 dried kelp
  24. 24 spinach
  25. 25 pumpkin

Showing first 25 of 46. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.