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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Hydrolyzed Protein Small Breed Dry Dog Food, 8.8-lb bag
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet

Adult Hydrolyzed Protein Small Breed Dry Dog Food, 8.8-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $7.73/lb

Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Hydrolyzed Protein Small Breed Dry Dog Food, 8.8-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 52/100 (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
22%
min
Fat
14%
min
Fiber
2.6%
max
Moisture
10.5%
max
Ingredients
32 total
  1. 1 brewers rice
  2. 2 hydrolyzed soy protein
  3. 3 chicken fat
  4. 4 natural flavors
  5. 5 vegetable oil
  6. 6 dried plain beet pulp
  7. 7 sodium aluminosilicate
  8. 8 calcium sulfate
  9. 9 salt
  10. 10 potassium chloride
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 fructooligosaccharides
  13. 13 monocalcium phosphate
  14. 14 calcium carbonate
  15. 15 dl-methionine
  16. 16 sodium tripolyphosphate
  17. 17 choline chloride
  18. 18 taurine
  19. 19 gla safflower oil
  20. 20 marigold extract
  21. 21 zinc proteinate
  22. 22 zinc oxide
  23. 23 manganese proteinate
  24. 24 manganous oxide
  25. 25 copper sulfate

Showing first 25 of 32. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.