Royal Canin
Size Health Nutrition X-Small Adult 8+ Dry Dog Food, 2.5-lb bag
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B Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $9.60/lb
Royal Canin Size Health Nutrition X-Small Adult 8+ Dry Dog Food, 2.5-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 64/100 (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
+16
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
FQI
+12
AAFCO formulation inferred from declared adult maintenance. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.
ACF
+4
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
22%
min
Fat
16%
min
Fiber
3.5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
41 total - 1 brewers rice
- 2 chicken fat fat
- 3 chicken by-product meal protein animal
- 4 corn gluten meal protein plant
- 5 corn grain
- 6 brown rice grain
- 7 natural flavors other
- 8 wheat gluten protein plant
- 9 dried chicory root fiber
- 10 vegetable oil
- 11 fish oil fat
- 12 psyllium seed husk
- 13 potassium chloride mineral
- 14 calcium sulfate
- 15 calcium carbonate mineral
- 16 l-arginine supplement
- 17 l-lysine supplement
- 18 l-tyrosine
- 19 monocalcium phosphate
- 20 dl-methionine supplement
- 21 fructooligosaccharides fiber
- 22 sodium tripolyphosphate mineral
- 23 choline chloride supplement
- 24 salt mineral
- 25 magnesium oxide mineral
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