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Royal Canin Breed Health Nutrition Cavalier King Charles Puppy Dry Dog Food, 3-lb bag
Royal Canin

Breed Health Nutrition Cavalier King Charles Puppy Dry Dog Food, 3-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $9.00/lb

Royal Canin Breed Health Nutrition Cavalier King Charles Puppy Dry Dog Food, 3-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Primary concern: contains msg. safety signal is internet-fueled; real issue is transparency. yeast extract as msg loophole obscures formulation...

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 growth. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.

ACF

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
28%
min
Fat
16%
min
Fiber
4%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
41 total
  1. 1 chicken by-product meal
  2. 2 brewers rice
  3. 3 corn
  4. 4 chicken fat
  5. 5 wheat gluten
  6. 6 dried plain beet pulp
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 corn protein meal
  9. 9 fish oil
  10. 10 monocalcium phosphate
  11. 11 pea fiber
  12. 12 vegetable oil
  13. 13 sodium aluminosilicate
  14. 14 calcium carbonate
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 fructooligosaccharides
  17. 17 sodium tripolyphosphate
  18. 18 yeast extract
  19. 19 salt
  20. 20 dl-methionine
  21. 21 l-lysine
  22. 22 choline chloride
  23. 23 rosemary extract
  24. 24 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
  25. 25 l-tyrosine

Showing first 25 of 41. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.