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Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley, & Lamb Recipe High-Protein Adult Dry Dog Food, 5-lb bag
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Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley, & Lamb Recipe High-Protein Adult Dry Dog Food, 5-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $3.80/lb

Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley, & Lamb Recipe High-Protein Adult Dry Dog Food, 5-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 77/100 (A) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Strong protein profile with beef as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value..

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

AAFCO formulation inferred from declared adult maintenance. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.

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
27%
min
Fat
16%
min
Fiber
4%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
46 total
  1. 1 beef
  2. 2 chicken meal
  3. 3 oats
  4. 4 barley
  5. 5 brown rice
  6. 6 turkey meal
  7. 7 chicken fat
  8. 8 ground flaxseed
  9. 9 lamb
  10. 10 natural flavor
  11. 11 millet
  12. 12 ground miscanthus grass
  13. 13 brewers dried yeast
  14. 14 potassium chloride
  15. 15 dried egg product
  16. 16 blueberries
  17. 17 dried apples
  18. 18 dried chicory root
  19. 19 salt
  20. 20 dl-methionine
  21. 21 choline chloride
  22. 22 taurine
  23. 23 calcium carbonate
  24. 24 zinc proteinate
  25. 25 vitamin e supplement

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