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Royal Canin Canine Care Nutrition X-Small Weight Care Dry Dog Food, 2.2-lb
Royal Canin

Canine Care Nutrition X-Small Weight Care Dry Dog Food, 2.2-lb

Evidence Fair
dry $10.90/lb

Royal Canin Canine Care Nutrition X-Small Weight Care Dry Dog Food, 2.2-lb earns a Sniff Score of 51/100 (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

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

FQI

Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.

MNI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

Plant-protein-dominated formula. corn as the #1 ingredient.

PQI

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

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
24%
min
Fat
10%
min
Fiber
7.8%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
44 total
  1. 1 corn
  2. 2 chicken by-product meal
  3. 3 brewers rice
  4. 4 corn gluten meal
  5. 5 wheat gluten
  6. 6 natural flavors
  7. 7 wheat
  8. 8 barley
  9. 9 chicken fat
  10. 10 pea fiber
  11. 11 dried chicory root
  12. 12 powdered cellulose
  13. 13 vegetable oil
  14. 14 powdered psyllium seed husk
  15. 15 fish oil
  16. 16 calcium carbonate
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 sodium silico aluminate
  19. 19 sodium tripolyphosphate
  20. 20 fructooligosaccharides
  21. 21 salt
  22. 22 dl-methionine
  23. 23 choline chloride
  24. 24 l-lysine
  25. 25 l-tyrosine

Showing first 25 of 44. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.