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Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Salmon Wet Dog Food, 13-oz can, case of 12
Natural Balance

Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Salmon Wet Dog Food, 13-oz can, case of 12

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wet $47.88

Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Salmon Wet Dog Food, 13-oz can, 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

Why this score

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

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.

CQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

Contains menadione. Banned for human OTC use but tolerated at AAFCO-permitted levels in pet food. The only AAFCO-permitted vitamin K source..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 2

  • menadione
    Synthetic vitamin K3. Banned in human supplements due to toxicity concerns at high doses. Permitted in pet food but premium brands use natural vitamin K alternatives.
  • 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
5%
min
Fat
4%
min
Fiber
1.5%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
33 total
  1. 1 fish broth
  2. 2 sweet potato
  3. 3 potato
  4. 4 redfish
  5. 5 salmon
  6. 6 whitefish
  7. 7 canola oil
  8. 8 potato protein
  9. 9 natural flavor
  10. 10 agar-agar
  11. 11 sodium tripolyphosphate
  12. 12 vitamin e supplement
  13. 13 niacin supplement
  14. 14 thiamine mononitrate
  15. 15 d-calcium pantothenate
  16. 16 vitamin a supplement
  17. 17 riboflavin supplement
  18. 18 menadione ⚠ Synthetic vitamin K3. Banned in human supplements due to toxicity concerns at high doses. Permitted in pet food but premium brands use natural vitamin K alternatives.
  19. 19 vitamin b12 supplement
  20. 20 pyridoxine hydrochloride
  21. 21 biotin
  22. 22 folic acid
  23. 23 zinc proteinate
  24. 24 iron proteinate
  25. 25 copper proteinate

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