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Pedigree with MarroBites Steak & Vegetable Flavor Pieces Adult Dry Dog Food, 36-lb bag
Pedigree

with MarroBites Steak & Vegetable Flavor Pieces Adult Dry Dog Food, 36-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $0.89/lb

Pedigree with MarroBites Steak & Vegetable Flavor Pieces Adult Dry Dog Food, 36-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 · 5

  • yellow 6
    Artificial color with no nutritional value.
  • yellow 5
    Artificial color with no nutritional value. Some dogs show allergic-type reactions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
35 total
  1. 1 ground whole grain corn
  2. 2 meat and bone meal
  3. 3 corn gluten meal
  4. 4 soybean meal
  5. 5 animal fat [preserved with bha & citric acid]
  6. 6 natural flavor
  7. 7 dried plain beet pulp
  8. 8 salt
  9. 9 cooked bone marrow
  10. 10 potassium chloride
  11. 11 choline chloride
  12. 12 calcium carbonate
  13. 13 dried peas
  14. 14 dl-methionine
  15. 15 natural grilled steak flavor
  16. 16 yellow 6 ⚠ Artificial color with no nutritional value.
  17. 17 zinc sulfate
  18. 18 vitamin e supplement
  19. 19 yellow 5 ⚠ Artificial color with no nutritional value. Some dogs show allergic-type reactions.
  20. 20 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.
  21. 21 l-tryptophan
  22. 22 carrots
  23. 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.
  24. 24 niacin [vitamin b3]
  25. 25 d-calcium pantothenate [source of vitamin b5]

Showing first 25 of 35. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.