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Royal Canin Large Joint Care Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag
Royal Canin

Large Joint Care Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $3.67/lb

Royal Canin Large Joint Care Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag 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
13%
min
Fiber
7.6%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
35 total
  1. 1 corn
  2. 2 chicken by-product meal
  3. 3 wheat
  4. 4 corn gluten meal
  5. 5 chicken fat
  6. 6 powdered cellulose
  7. 7 brewers rice
  8. 8 natural flavors
  9. 9 wheat gluten
  10. 10 dried plain beet pulp
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 vegetable oil
  13. 13 sodium silico aluminate
  14. 14 calcium carbonate
  15. 15 pork digest
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 choline chloride
  19. 19 taurine
  20. 20 l-lysine
  21. 21 zinc proteinate
  22. 22 zinc oxide
  23. 23 manganese proteinate
  24. 24 ferrous sulfate
  25. 25 manganous oxide

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