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Royal Canin Breed Health Nutrition German Shepherd Adult Dry Dog Food, 5-lb bag
Royal Canin

Breed Health Nutrition German Shepherd Adult Dry Dog Food, 5-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $6.00/lb

Royal Canin Breed Health Nutrition German Shepherd Adult Dry Dog Food, 5-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 65/100 (B) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber..

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Reasonable protein quality. chicken by-product meal delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

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

FQI

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
22%
min
Fat
17%
min
Fiber
4.8%
max
Moisture
10.5%
max
Ingredients
38 total
  1. 1 chicken by-product meal
  2. 2 brown rice
  3. 3 oat groats
  4. 4 chicken fat
  5. 5 corn
  6. 6 brewers rice
  7. 7 corn protein meal
  8. 8 natural flavors
  9. 9 powdered cellulose
  10. 10 dried plain beet pulp
  11. 11 wheat gluten
  12. 12 vegetable oil
  13. 13 sodium aluminosilicate
  14. 14 fish oil
  15. 15 calcium carbonate
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 monocalcium phosphate
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 yeast extract
  21. 21 rosemary extract
  22. 22 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
  23. 23 taurine
  24. 24 l-lysine
  25. 25 dl-methionine

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