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Moist & Meaty Real Chicken Recipe Soft Dry Dog Food, 6-oz pouch, case of 12
Moist & Meaty

Real Chicken Recipe Soft Dry Dog Food, 6-oz pouch, case of 12

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dry $7.88

Moist & Meaty Real Chicken Recipe Soft Dry Dog Food, 6-oz pouch, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 0/100 (F) with Fair evidence. 4 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 39 due to 3 FLAG ingredients.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Score capped at 39 due to 3 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 · 6

  • 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 5
    Artificial color with no nutritional value. Some dogs show allergic-type reactions.
  • 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
26 total
  1. 1 chicken
  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 animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols
  8. 8 corn syrup ⚠ Added sugar. No nutritional purpose in dog food; commonly added to semi-moist treats for palatability.
  9. 9 phosphoric acid
  10. 10 calcium carbonate
  11. 11 salt
  12. 12 sorbic acid
  13. 13 calcium propionate
  14. 14 vegetable oil
  15. 15 zinc sulfate
  16. 16 ferrous sulfate
  17. 17 manganese sulfate
  18. 18 copper sulfate
  19. 19 calcium iodate
  20. 20 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.
  21. 21 dl-methionine
  22. 22 choline chloride
  23. 23 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.
  24. 24 yellow 5 ⚠ Artificial color with no nutritional value. Some dogs show allergic-type reactions.
  25. 25 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.

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