Limited Ingredient Salmon & Brown Rice Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Salmon & Brown Rice Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 60/100 (B) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Reasonable protein quality. salmon delivers solid amino acid coverage..
Graded by The Sniff System
Reasonable protein quality. salmon delivers solid amino acid coverage.
Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Contains menadione. Banned for human OTC use but tolerated at AAFCO-permitted levels in pet food. The only AAFCO-permitted vitamin K source..
Controversial ingredients · 2
- menadioneSynthetic 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 seleniteSynthetic 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 →
- 1 salmon protein animal
- 2 fish meal protein animal
- 3 brown rice grain
- 4 brewers rice
- 5 rice grain
- 6 canola oil fat
- 7 oat groats
- 8 flaxseed fat
- 9 brewers dried yeast
- 10 natural flavor other
- 11 salt mineral
- 12 salmon oil fat
- 13 dl-methionine supplement
- 14 taurine supplement
- 15 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 16 ascorbic acid vitamin
- 17 niacin supplement vitamin
- 18 vitamin a supplement vitamin
- 19 menadione vitamin ⚠ 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.
- 20 thiamine mononitrate vitamin
- 21 d-calcium pantothenate vitamin
- 22 riboflavin supplement vitamin
- 23 pyridoxine hydrochloride vitamin
- 24 vitamin b12 supplement vitamin
- 25 folic acid vitamin
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