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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Mature Consult Medium Breed Dry Dog Food, 19.8-lb bag
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet

Adult Mature Consult Medium Breed Dry Dog Food, 19.8-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $4.90/lb

Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Mature Consult Medium Breed Dry Dog Food, 19.8-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 54/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Primary concern: plant-protein-dominated formula. corn as the #1 ingredient..

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

Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.

MNI

Plant-protein-dominated formula. corn 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
12%
min
Fiber
8.3%
max
Moisture
10.5%
max
Ingredients
43 total
  1. 1 corn
  2. 2 chicken by-product meal
  3. 3 wheat
  4. 4 corn protein meal
  5. 5 chicken fat
  6. 6 pea fiber
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 powdered cellulose
  9. 9 dried plain beet pulp
  10. 10 wheat gluten
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 calcium carbonate
  13. 13 vegetable oil
  14. 14 dried tomato pomace
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 l-arginine
  17. 17 sodium aluminosilicate
  18. 18 l-tyrosine
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 sodium tripolyphosphate
  21. 21 fructooligosaccharides
  22. 22 l-carnitine
  23. 23 dl-methionine
  24. 24 l-lysine
  25. 25 rosemary extract

Showing first 25 of 43. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.