Lotus
Wholesome Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food, 12.5-lb bag
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A Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $4.72/lb
Lotus Wholesome Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food, 12.5-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 81/100 (A) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Strong protein profile with chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value..
Graded by The Sniff System
Why this score
Strong protein profile with chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
PQI
+25
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
CQI
+15
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
FQI
+12
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
27%
min
Fat
16%
min
Fiber
3%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
47 total - 1 chicken protein animal
- 2 chicken liver protein animal
- 3 chicken meal protein animal
- 4 rye grain
- 5 brown rice grain
- 6 barley grain
- 7 herring meal protein animal
- 8 oats grain
- 9 chicken fat fat
- 10 pea fiber fiber
- 11 dried egg product
- 12 dicalcium phosphate mineral
- 13 ground flaxseed fat
- 14 brewers dried yeast
- 15 salt mineral
- 16 sweet potato vegetable
- 17 carrots vegetable
- 18 apples fruit
- 19 blueberries fruit
- 20 pumpkin vegetable
- 21 spinach vegetable
- 22 calcium propionate
- 23 garlic
- 24 potassium chloride mineral
- 25 olive oil
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