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Native Level 3 Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food, 40-lb bag
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Level 3 Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food, 40-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $1.60/lb

Native Level 3 Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food, 40-lb bag 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

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. chicken meal delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

Contains msg. Safety signal is internet-fueled; real issue is transparency. Yeast extract as MSG loophole obscures formulation..

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
30%
min
Fat
20%
min
Fiber
n/a
max
Moisture
3.5%
max
Ingredients
43 total
  1. 1 chicken meal
  2. 2 brewers rice
  3. 3 barley
  4. 4 chicken fat
  5. 5 ground flaxseed
  6. 6 dried plain beet pulp
  7. 7 rice
  8. 8 fish meal
  9. 9 dried egg
  10. 10 natural flavor
  11. 11 brewer's liquid yeast
  12. 12 potassium chloride
  13. 13 yeast culture
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 calcium carbonate
  16. 16 fish oil
  17. 17 yeast extract
  18. 18 choline
  19. 19 zinc amino acid complex
  20. 20 vitamin e supplement
  21. 21 dl-methionine
  22. 22 vitamin b7
  23. 23 reed-sedge peat
  24. 24 l-lysine
  25. 25 taurine

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