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

Breed Health Nutrition Golden Retriever 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 Golden Retriever Puppy Dry Dog Food, 2.5-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 70/100 (B) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Reasonable protein quality. chicken by-product meal delivers solid amino acid coverage..

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

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
27%
min
Fat
14%
min
Fiber
5.4%
max
Moisture
10.5%
max
Ingredients
45 total
  1. 1 chicken by-product meal
  2. 2 corn
  3. 3 chicken fat
  4. 4 wheat
  5. 5 brewers rice
  6. 6 wheat gluten
  7. 7 brown rice
  8. 8 pea fiber
  9. 9 chicken meal
  10. 10 natural flavors
  11. 11 brewers rice flour
  12. 12 corn protein meal
  13. 13 dried plain beet pulp
  14. 14 vegetable oil
  15. 15 sodium aluminosilicate
  16. 16 potassium chloride
  17. 17 marine microalgae oil
  18. 18 monocalcium phosphate
  19. 19 powdered psyllium seed husk
  20. 20 calcium carbonate
  21. 21 fructooligosaccharides
  22. 22 sodium tripolyphosphate
  23. 23 yeast extract
  24. 24 salt
  25. 25 choline chloride

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