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Pedigree Tender Bites Adult Complete Nutrition Chicken & Steak Flavor Dry Dog Food, 14-lb bag
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Tender Bites Adult Complete Nutrition Chicken & Steak Flavor Dry Dog Food, 14-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $1.50/lb

Pedigree Tender Bites Adult Complete Nutrition Chicken & Steak Flavor 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

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

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 · 5

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • yellow 5
    Artificial color with no nutritional value. Some dogs show allergic-type reactions.
  • 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
10%
min
Fiber
4%
max
Moisture
12%
max
Ingredients
41 total
  1. 1 ground whole grain corn
  2. 2 meat and bone meal
  3. 3 animal fat [preserved with bha and citric acid])
  4. 4 corn gluten meal
  5. 5 soybean meal
  6. 6 natural flavor
  7. 7 chicken by-product meal
  8. 8 dried plain beet pulp
  9. 9 water
  10. 10 glycerin
  11. 11 chicken meal
  12. 12 salt
  13. 13 sugar
  14. 14 ground wheat
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 choline chloride
  17. 17 phosphoric acid
  18. 18 dried peas
  19. 19 potassium sorbate
  20. 20 dl-methionine
  21. 21 natural grilled steak flavor
  22. 22 vitamin e supplement
  23. 23 zinc sulfate
  24. 24 l-tryptophan
  25. 25 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.

Showing first 25 of 41. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.