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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Hepatic Dry Dog Food, 7.7-lb bag
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet

Adult Hepatic Dry Dog Food, 7.7-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $7.27/lb

Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Hepatic Dry Dog Food, 7.7-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 44/100 (D) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 49 due to CP_DM=15.6%, CF_DM=15.6%.

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

Score capped at 49 due to CP_DM=15.6%, CF_DM=15.6%.

CAP why?

Plant-protein-dominated formula. brewers rice 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
14%
min
Fat
14%
min
Fiber
3.9%
max
Moisture
10.5%
max
Ingredients
31 total
  1. 1 brewers rice
  2. 2 brown rice
  3. 3 corn
  4. 4 soy protein isolate
  5. 5 chicken fat
  6. 6 dried plain beet pulp
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 vegetable oil
  9. 9 calcium carbonate
  10. 10 potassium chloride
  11. 11 monocalcium phosphate
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 pea fiber
  14. 14 dl-methionine
  15. 15 choline chloride
  16. 16 fructooligosaccharides
  17. 17 marine microalgae oil
  18. 18 l-lysine
  19. 19 zinc proteinate
  20. 20 ferrous sulfate
  21. 21 manganous oxide
  22. 22 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.
  23. 23 calcium iodate
  24. 24 taurine
  25. 25 salt

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