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Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets El Elemental Dry Dog Food, 16.5-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets

El Elemental Dry Dog Food, 16.5-lb bag

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dry $8.18/lb

Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets El Elemental Dry Dog Food, 16.5-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 28/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 2 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

Plant-protein-dominated formula. corn starch as the #1 ingredient.

PQI

Contains tbhq. Prohibited in Japan. Less data than BHA/BHT; emerging immunotoxicity signals..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 1

  • menadione
    Synthetic vitamin K3. Banned in human supplements due to toxicity concerns at high doses. Permitted in pet food but premium brands use natural vitamin K alternatives.

Every flagged ingredient has a published basis (confirmed harm / regulatory action / precautionary). See methodology →

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
19.8%
min
Fat
8%
min
Fiber
3.5%
max
Moisture
12%
max
Ingredients
53 total
  1. 1 corn starch
  2. 2 tapioca starch
  3. 3 dicalcium phosphate
  4. 4 glycine
  5. 5 partially hydrogenated canola oil preserved with tbhq
  6. 6 l-glutamic acid
  7. 7 coconut oil
  8. 8 l-alanine
  9. 9 l-aspartic acid
  10. 10 l-lysine monohydrochloride
  11. 11 powdered cellulose
  12. 12 l-leucine
  13. 13 l-arginine
  14. 14 l-valine
  15. 15 sodium bicarbonate
  16. 16 l-threonine
  17. 17 l-proline
  18. 18 l-serine
  19. 19 dl-methionine
  20. 20 potassium chloride
  21. 21 l-isoleucine
  22. 22 corn oil
  23. 23 l-histidine
  24. 24 l-phenylalanine
  25. 25 salt

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