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Natural Balance Health Protection Large Breed Salmon & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food, 26-lb bag
Natural Balance

Health Protection Large Breed Salmon & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food, 26-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $2.37/lb

Natural Balance Health Protection Large Breed Salmon & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food, 26-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with salmon as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with declared fat sources.

FQI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

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
24%
min
Fat
11%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
38 total
  1. 1 salmon
  2. 2 chicken meal
  3. 3 brown rice
  4. 4 oatmeal
  5. 5 pearled barley
  6. 6 sorghum
  7. 7 peas
  8. 8 dried yeast
  9. 9 pumpkin
  10. 10 chicken fat
  11. 11 flaxseed
  12. 12 salmon meal
  13. 13 dried plain beet pulp
  14. 14 natural flavor
  15. 15 dried chicory root
  16. 16 choline chloride
  17. 17 threonine
  18. 18 salt
  19. 19 potassium chloride
  20. 20 chicken cartilage
  21. 21 taurine
  22. 22 dl-methionine
  23. 23 zinc proteinate
  24. 24 zinc sulfate
  25. 25 ferrous sulfate

Showing first 25 of 38. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.