Lil' Plates Grain & Gluten -Free Small Breed Wet Dog Food Itsy Bitsy Beef Stew, 3.5-oz tub, case of 12
Merrick Lil' Plates Grain & Gluten -Free Small Breed Wet Dog Food Itsy Bitsy Beef Stew, 3.5-oz tub, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.
Graded by The Sniff System
Strong protein profile with beef as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.
No declared omega-3 source. Fish oil, salmon oil, and algae oil all absent.
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
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 →
- 1 beef protein animal
- 2 beef broth
- 3 venison broth
- 4 beef liver protein animal
- 5 dried egg whites
- 6 potato starch
- 7 sweet potato vegetable
- 8 carrots vegetable
- 9 green beans
- 10 apples fruit
- 11 peas legume
- 12 guar gum fiber
- 13 tricalcium phosphate mineral
- 14 sunflower oil fat
- 15 sodium phosphate
- 16 salt mineral
- 17 natural flavor other
- 18 calcium carbonate mineral
- 19 potassium chloride mineral
- 20 zinc amino acid chelate
- 21 iron amino acid chelate
- 22 copper amino acid chelate
- 23 manganese amino acid chelate
- 24 sodium selenite mineral ⚠ 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.
- 25 cobalt amino acid chelate
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