Breed Health Nutrition German Shepherd Adult 5+ Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag
Royal Canin Breed Health Nutrition German Shepherd Adult 5+ Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 57/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Primary concern: plant-protein-dominated formula. brewers rice as the #1 ingredient..
Graded by The Sniff System
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
AAFCO formulation inferred from declared adult maintenance. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.
Plant-protein-dominated formula. brewers rice as the #1 ingredient.
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 brewers rice
- 2 corn grain
- 3 wheat gluten protein plant
- 4 chicken by-product meal protein animal
- 5 chicken fat fat
- 6 natural flavors other
- 7 powdered cellulose fiber
- 8 dried plain beet pulp
- 9 vegetable oil
- 10 fish oil fat
- 11 coconut oil fat
- 12 dried tomato pomace
- 13 sodium silico aluminate
- 14 pork digest
- 15 potassium chloride mineral
- 16 calcium carbonate mineral
- 17 l-tyrosine
- 18 salt mineral
- 19 l-lysine supplement
- 20 sodium tripolyphosphate mineral
- 21 hydrolyzed yeast
- 22 choline chloride supplement
- 23 taurine supplement
- 24 monocalcium phosphate
- 25 dl-methionine supplement
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