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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Early Cardiac Dry Dog Food, 17.6-lb bag
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet

Adult Early Cardiac Dry Dog Food, 17.6-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $6.08/lb

Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Early Cardiac Dry Dog Food, 17.6-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 55/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

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
21.5%
min
Fat
13.5%
min
Fiber
5.7%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
22 total
  1. 1 brewers rice
  2. 2 chicken fat
  3. 3 chicken meal
  4. 4 fish meal
  5. 5 soy protein isolate
  6. 6 powdered cellulose
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 fish oil
  9. 9 potassium chloride
  10. 10 l-arginine
  11. 11 taurine
  12. 12 calcium carbonate
  13. 13 choline chloride
  14. 14 l-carnitine
  15. 15 zinc oxide
  16. 16 ferrous sulfate
  17. 17 manganous oxide
  18. 18 copper sulfate
  19. 19 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.
  20. 20 calcium iodate
  21. 21 rosemary extract
  22. 22 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid