Specialized Shredded Blend Lamb & Rice Formula High Protein Small Breed Dry Dog Food, 18-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Specialized Shredded Blend Lamb & Rice Formula High Protein Small Breed Dry Dog Food, 18-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
Reasonable protein quality. lamb delivers solid amino acid coverage.
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 lamb protein animal
- 2 corn protein meal
- 3 rice grain
- 4 poultry by-product meal protein animal
- 5 soybean meal protein plant
- 6 whole grain corn grain
- 7 wheat grain
- 8 beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols
- 9 corn germ meal
- 10 natural flavor other
- 11 dried egg product
- 12 glycerin
- 13 wheat bran
- 14 calcium carbonate mineral
- 15 mono and dicalcium phosphate
- 16 dried yeast
- 17 soybean oil
- 18 salt mineral
- 19 potassium chloride mineral
- 20 zinc proteinate mineral
- 21 ferrous sulfate mineral
- 22 manganese proteinate mineral
- 23 copper proteinate mineral
- 24 calcium iodate mineral
- 25 sodium selenite mineral ⚠ 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.
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