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Pedigree Small Dog Complete Nutrition Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food, 14-lb bag
Pedigree

Small Dog Complete Nutrition Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food, 14-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $1.21/lb

Pedigree Small Dog Complete Nutrition Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food, 14-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 0/100 (F) with Fair evidence. 5 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 39 due to 5 FLAG ingredients.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

ACF

Score capped at 39 due to 5 FLAG ingredients.

CAP why?

Plant-protein-dominated formula. ground whole grain corn as the #1 ingredient.

PQI

Contains bha. IARC Group 2B probable carcinogen; CA Prop 65 listed; FDA reassessment announced 2025. Natural alternatives (mixed tocopherols) widely available..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 6

  • bha
    Synthetic preservative classified by the U.S. National Toxicology Program as 'reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.' Many premium brands have removed it.
  • yellow 5
    Artificial color with no nutritional value. Some dogs show allergic-type reactions.
  • yellow 6
    Artificial color with no nutritional value.
  • blue 2
    Artificial color. A 1990s industry-funded study reported brain tumors in male rats; subsequent reviews disputed methodology, but the additive provides no nutritional benefit.
  • red 40
    Artificial color with no nutritional value. Linked to behavioral effects in children; relevance to dogs is unclear but the ingredient serves only marketing purposes.
  • 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
21%
min
Fat
11%
min
Fiber
4%
max
Moisture
12%
max
Ingredients
37 total
  1. 1 ground whole grain corn
  2. 2 chicken by-product meal
  3. 3 corn gluten meal
  4. 4 animal fat
  5. 4 bha ⚠ Synthetic preservative classified by the U.S. National Toxicology Program as 'reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.' Many premium brands have removed it.
  6. 5 meat and bone meal
  7. 6 soybean meal
  8. 7 ground whole grain wheat
  9. 8 natural flavor
  10. 9 brewers rice
  11. 10 salt
  12. 11 calcium carbonate
  13. 12 monocalcium phosphate
  14. 13 potassium chloride
  15. 14 choline chloride
  16. 15 dried peas
  17. 16 dl-methionine
  18. 17 vitamine e supplement
  19. 18 zinc sulfate
  20. 19 l-tryptophan
  21. 20 yellow 5 ⚠ Artificial color with no nutritional value. Some dogs show allergic-type reactions.
  22. 21 yellow 6 ⚠ Artificial color with no nutritional value.
  23. 22 carrots
  24. 23 blue 2 ⚠ Artificial color. A 1990s industry-funded study reported brain tumors in male rats; subsequent reviews disputed methodology, but the additive provides no nutritional benefit.
  25. 24 niacin [vitamin b3]

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