Royal Canin
Canine Care Nutrition Medium Dental Care Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag
0out of 100
C Evidence Fair
dry $3.93/lb
Royal Canin Canine Care Nutrition Medium Dental Care Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 49/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.
Graded by The Sniff System
Why this score
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
CQI
+12
Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.
MNI
+3
Plant-protein-dominated formula. corn flour as the #1 ingredient.
PQI
−19
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
ACF
−8
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 →
Guaranteed analysis
Protein
21%
min
Fat
14%
min
Fiber
4.2%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
25 total - 1 corn flour
- 2 chicken by-product meal protein animal
- 3 brewers rice
- 4 chicken fat fat
- 5 natural flavors other
- 6 pea fiber fiber
- 7 dried plain beet pulp
- 8 powdered cellulose fiber
- 9 potassium chloride mineral
- 10 calcium carbonate mineral
- 11 sodium tripolyphosphate mineral
- 12 dl-methionine supplement
- 13 choline chloride supplement
- 14 zinc proteinate mineral
- 15 manganese proteinate mineral
- 16 zinc oxide
- 17 ferrous sulfate mineral
- 18 manganous oxide
- 19 copper sulfate mineral
- 20 calcium iodate mineral
- 21 sodium selenite mineral ⚠ 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.
- 22 copper proteinate mineral
- 23 magnesium oxide mineral
- 24 rosemary extract preservative natural
- 25 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid