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Nulo Freestyle Grain-Free Lamb & Chickpeas Recipe Dry Dog Food, 26-lb bag
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Freestyle Grain-Free Lamb & Chickpeas Recipe Dry Dog Food, 26-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $3.46/lb

Nulo Freestyle Grain-Free Lamb & Chickpeas Recipe Dry Dog Food, 26-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 51/100 (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 lamb as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with declared fat sources.

FQI

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

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

CAP why?

Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..

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
31%
min
Fat
17%
min
Fiber
4.5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
46 total
  1. 1 lamb
  2. 2 turkey meal
  3. 3 salmon meal
  4. 4 peas
  5. 5 sweet potato
  6. 6 chickpeas
  7. 7 chicken fat
  8. 8 lamb meal
  9. 9 pea fiber
  10. 10 natural flavor
  11. 11 dried tomatoes
  12. 12 yeast culture
  13. 13 salt
  14. 14 potassium chloride
  15. 15 dl-methionine
  16. 16 choline chloride
  17. 17 dried chicory root
  18. 18 taurine
  19. 19 vitamin e supplement
  20. 20 dried apples
  21. 21 blueberries
  22. 22 carrots
  23. 23 zinc proteinate
  24. 24 l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate
  25. 25 zinc sulfate

Showing first 25 of 46. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.