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Royal Canin Size Health Nutrition Small Adult 8+ Dry Dog Food, 13-lb bag
Royal Canin

Size Health Nutrition Small Adult 8+ Dry Dog Food, 13-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $5.08/lb

Royal Canin Size Health Nutrition Small Adult 8+ Dry Dog Food, 13-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 61/100 (B) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber..

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

AAFCO formulation inferred from declared adult maintenance. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.

ACF

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

PQI

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
25%
min
Fat
14%
min
Fiber
3.5%
max
Moisture
10.5%
max
Ingredients
36 total
  1. 1 corn
  2. 2 chicken by-product meal
  3. 3 brewers rice
  4. 4 corn protein meal
  5. 5 chicken fat
  6. 6 brown rice
  7. 7 brewers rice flour
  8. 8 natural flavors
  9. 9 dried plain beet pulp
  10. 10 wheat gluten
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 potassium chloride
  13. 13 calcium carbonate
  14. 14 fructooligosaccharides
  15. 15 sodium tripolyphosphate
  16. 16 choline chloride
  17. 17 dl-methionine
  18. 18 salt
  19. 19 l-lysine
  20. 20 rosemary extract
  21. 21 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
  22. 22 magnesium oxide
  23. 23 zinc proteinate
  24. 24 zinc oxide
  25. 25 manganese proteinate

Showing first 25 of 36. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.