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Royal Canin Breed Health Nutrition Boxer Adult Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag
Royal Canin

Breed Health Nutrition Boxer Adult Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $3.33/lb

Royal Canin Breed Health Nutrition Boxer Adult Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 54/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Primary concern: plant-protein-dominated formula. brewers rice as the #1 ingredient..

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

AAFCO formulation inferred from declared adult maintenance. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.

ACF

Plant-protein-dominated formula. brewers rice as the #1 ingredient.

PQI

Contains msg. Safety signal is internet-fueled; real issue is transparency. Yeast extract as MSG loophole obscures formulation..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 1

  • 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
24%
min
Fat
18%
min
Fiber
3.8%
max
Moisture
10.5%
max
Ingredients
38 total
  1. 1 brewers rice
  2. 2 corn
  3. 3 chicken by-product meal
  4. 4 chicken fat
  5. 5 wheat gluten
  6. 6 corn protein meal
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 dried plain beet pulp
  9. 9 pea fiber
  10. 10 vegetable oil
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 sodium aluminosilicate
  13. 13 potassium chloride
  14. 14 calcium carbonate
  15. 15 salt
  16. 16 potassium citrate
  17. 17 choline chloride
  18. 18 yeast extract
  19. 19 l-carnitine
  20. 20 rosemary extract
  21. 21 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
  22. 22 taurine
  23. 23 dl-methionine
  24. 24 glucosamine hydrochloride
  25. 25 l-lysine

Showing first 25 of 38. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.