Specialized Shredded Blend Beef & Rice Formula High Protein Small Breed Dry Dog Food, 6-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Specialized Shredded Blend Beef & Rice Formula High Protein Small Breed Dry Dog Food, 6-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 52/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.
Graded by The Sniff System
Strong protein profile with beef as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.
Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.
No declared omega-3 source. Fish oil, salmon oil, and algae oil all absent.
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
Controversial ingredients · 1
- sodium seleniteSynthetic 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 →
- 1 beef protein animal
- 2 rice grain
- 3 poultry by-product meal protein animal
- 4 beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols
- 5 corn protein meal
- 6 soybean meal protein plant
- 7 whole grain corn grain
- 8 wheat grain
- 9 corn germ meal
- 10 dried egg product
- 11 natural flavor other
- 12 dried yeast
- 13 glycerin
- 14 calcium carbonate mineral
- 15 fish meal protein animal
- 16 wheat bran
- 17 soybean oil
- 18 salt mineral
- 19 mono and dicalcium phosphate
- 20 potassium chloride mineral
- 21 zinc proteinate mineral
- 22 manganese proteinate mineral
- 23 ferrous sulfate mineral
- 24 copper proteinate mineral
- 25 calcium iodate mineral
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