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Royal Canin Breed Health Nutrition Chihuahua Puppy Dry Dog Food, 2.5-lb bag
Royal Canin

Breed Health Nutrition Chihuahua Puppy Dry Dog Food, 2.5-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $10.80/lb

Royal Canin Breed Health Nutrition Chihuahua Puppy Dry Dog Food, 2.5-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 53/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 2 controversial ingredients flagged. Primary concern: contains carrageenan. plausible rodent colitis mechanism, no direct canine clinical evidence at food-grade levels. concern elevated for dogs with ibd...

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. water sufficient for processing delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

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

FQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

Contains carrageenan. Plausible rodent colitis mechanism, no direct canine clinical evidence at food-grade levels. Concern elevated for dogs with IBD..

CIP

Contains guar gum. Emerging microbiome data on emulsifiers; no canine clinical evidence. Minor penalty in canned food..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 2

  • carrageenan
    Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  • 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
18%
min
Fiber
4%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
32 total
  1. 1 water sufficient for processing
  2. 2 chicken liver
  3. 3 chicken
  4. 4 chicken by-products
  5. 5 pork by-products
  6. 6 wheat gluten
  7. 7 powdered cellulose
  8. 8 modified corn starch
  9. 9 pork plasma
  10. 10 natural flavors
  11. 11 vegetable oil
  12. 12 brewers rice flour
  13. 13 fish oil
  14. 14 hydrolyzed yeast
  15. 15 calcium carbonate
  16. 16 carrageenan ⚠ Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  17. 17 sodium tripolyphosphate
  18. 18 guar gum
  19. 19 potassium phosphate
  20. 20 taurine
  21. 21 choline chloride
  22. 22 potassium chloride
  23. 23 zinc proteinate
  24. 24 zinc oxide
  25. 25 ferrous sulfate

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