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Moist & Meaty Burger with Cheddar Cheese Flavor Dry Dog Food, 6-oz pouch, case of 36
Moist & Meaty

Burger with Cheddar Cheese Flavor Dry Dog Food, 6-oz pouch, case of 36

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dry $18.48

Moist & Meaty Burger with Cheddar Cheese Flavor Dry Dog Food, 6-oz pouch, case of 36 earns a Sniff Score of 0/100 (F) with Fair evidence. 6 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 39 due to 4 FLAG ingredients.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Score capped at 39 due to 4 FLAG ingredients.

CAP why?

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

Contains ethoxyquin. EU suspended 2017 over p-phenetidine impurity and inability to set safe ADI. Originally a Monsanto rubber stabilizer..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 7

  • meat by-products
    Unspecified species. AAFCO definition allows organs, blood, bone — but the lack of a named source means quality and consistency are not auditable.
  • high fructose corn syrup
    Added sugar. No nutritional purpose in dog food; commonly added to semi-moist treats for palatability.
  • corn syrup
    Added sugar. No nutritional purpose in dog food; commonly added to semi-moist treats for palatability.
  • 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.
  • ethoxyquin
    Synthetic antioxidant originally developed as a rubber stabilizer. The FDA asked manufacturers to voluntarily reduce levels in 1997. Often present in fish meal without being declared on the label.
  • yellow 6
    Artificial color with no nutritional value.
  • red 40
    Artificial color with no nutritional value. Linked to behavioral effects in children; relevance to dogs is unclear but the ingredient serves only marketing purposes.

Every flagged ingredient has a published basis (confirmed harm / regulatory action / precautionary). See methodology →

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
18%
min
Fat
7%
min
Fiber
3%
max
Moisture
33%
max
Ingredients
28 total
  1. 1 meat by-products ⚠ Unspecified species. AAFCO definition allows organs, blood, bone — but the lack of a named source means quality and consistency are not auditable.
  2. 2 soy flour
  3. 3 soy grits
  4. 4 high fructose corn syrup ⚠ Added sugar. No nutritional purpose in dog food; commonly added to semi-moist treats for palatability.
  5. 5 wheat flour
  6. 6 water
  7. 7 corn syrup ⚠ Added sugar. No nutritional purpose in dog food; commonly added to semi-moist treats for palatability.
  8. 8 beef
  9. 9 phosphoric acid
  10. 10 calcium carbonate
  11. 11 animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols
  12. 12 salt
  13. 13 vegetable oil
  14. 14 sorbic acid
  15. 15 cheese powder
  16. 16 calcium propionate
  17. 17 zinc sulfate
  18. 18 ferrous sulfate
  19. 19 manganese sulfate
  20. 20 copper sulfate
  21. 21 calcium iodate
  22. 22 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.
  23. 23 dl-methionine
  24. 24 choline chloride
  25. 25 ethoxyquin ⚠ Synthetic antioxidant originally developed as a rubber stabilizer. The FDA asked manufacturers to voluntarily reduce levels in 1997. Often present in fish meal without being declared on the label.

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