Non-GMO Grain-Free Overall Health & Wellness Adult Toy & Small Breed Dry Dog Food, 5-lb bag
Nature's HUG Non-GMO Grain-Free Overall Health & Wellness Adult Toy & Small Breed Dry Dog Food, 5-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 15/100 (F) with Fair evidence. 2 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.
Graded by The Sniff System
AAFCO formulation inferred from declared adult maintenance. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.
Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..
Low protein quality. dried yeast delivers limited bioavailable amino acids.
Controversial ingredients · 1
- 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 dried yeast
- 2 green peas legume
- 3 lentils legume
- 4 navy beans legume
- 5 canola oil fat
- 6 chickpeas legume
- 7 potato protein protein plant
- 8 monocalcium phosphate
- 9 sunflower oil fat
- 10 flaxseeds
- 11 carrot
- 12 calcium carbonate mineral
- 13 sesame seeds
- 14 apple pomace
- 15 suncured alfalfa meal
- 16 natural flavor other
- 17 yeast culture
- 18 salt mineral
- 19 lecithin
- 20 choline chloride supplement
- 21 tapioca
- 22 potassium chloride mineral
- 23 ferrous sulfate mineral
- 24 zinc oxide
- 25 zinc proteinate mineral
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