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Nutrena True Active 26/18 Dry Dog Food, 50-lb bag
Nutrena

True Active 26/18 Dry Dog Food, 50-lb bag

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dry $0.94/lb

Nutrena True Active 26/18 Dry Dog Food, 50-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Reasonable protein quality. chicken by-product meal delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

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
26%
min
Fat
18%
min
Fiber
4%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
37 total
  1. 1 chicken by-product meal
  2. 2 ground corn
  3. 3 chicken fat
  4. 4 wheat
  5. 5 sorghum
  6. 6 soybean meal
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 dried plain beet pulp
  9. 9 fish oil
  10. 10 salt
  11. 11 vitamin e supplement
  12. 12 niacin supplement
  13. 13 d-calcium pantothenate
  14. 14 riboflavin supplement
  15. 15 vitamin a supplement
  16. 16 vitamin d3 supplement
  17. 17 vitamin b12 supplement
  18. 18 pyridoxine hydrochloride
  19. 19 biotin
  20. 20 thiamine mononitrate
  21. 21 folic acid
  22. 22 yeast culture
  23. 23 monocalcium phosphate
  24. 24 dicalcium phosphate
  25. 25 potassium chloride

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