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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Hydrolyzed Protein Moderate Calorie Dry Dog Food, 24.2-lb bag
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet

Adult Hydrolyzed Protein Moderate Calorie Dry Dog Food, 24.2-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $5.91/lb

Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Hydrolyzed Protein Moderate Calorie Dry Dog Food, 24.2-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 50/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Primary concern: plant-protein-dominated formula. brewers rice as the #1 ingredient..

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. 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
21%
min
Fat
10%
min
Fiber
3%
max
Moisture
10.5%
max
Ingredients
31 total
  1. 1 brewers rice
  2. 2 hydrolyzed soy protein
  3. 3 chicken fat
  4. 4 natural flavors
  5. 5 dried plain beet pulp
  6. 6 vegetable oil
  7. 7 sodium aluminosilicate
  8. 8 calcium sulfate
  9. 9 monocalcium phosphate
  10. 10 fish oil
  11. 11 potassium chloride
  12. 12 calcium carbonate
  13. 13 salt
  14. 14 dl-methionine
  15. 15 fructooligosaccharides
  16. 16 choline chloride
  17. 17 taurine
  18. 18 gla safflower oil
  19. 19 zinc proteinate
  20. 20 zinc oxide
  21. 21 manganese proteinate
  22. 22 manganous oxide
  23. 23 copper sulfate
  24. 24 ferrous sulfate
  25. 25 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.

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