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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Renal Support A Dry Dog Food, 17.6-lb bag
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet

Adult Renal Support A Dry Dog Food, 17.6-lb bag

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

Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Renal Support A Dry Dog Food, 17.6-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 45/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 49 due to CP_DM=13.3%, CF_DM=17.8%.

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=13.3%, CF_DM=17.8%.

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
12%
min
Fat
16%
min
Fiber
4.6%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
34 total
  1. 1 brewers rice
  2. 2 chicken fat
  3. 3 corn
  4. 4 corn gluten meal
  5. 5 dried plain beet pulp
  6. 6 natural flavors
  7. 7 wheat gluten
  8. 8 fish oil
  9. 9 powdered cellulose
  10. 10 vegetable oil
  11. 11 potassium chloride
  12. 12 calcium carbonate
  13. 13 salt
  14. 14 powdered psyllium seed husk
  15. 15 sodium silico aluminate
  16. 16 dl-methionine
  17. 17 l-lysine
  18. 18 fructooligosaccharides
  19. 19 taurine
  20. 20 choline chloride
  21. 21 zinc proteinate
  22. 22 manganese proteinate
  23. 23 zinc oxide
  24. 24 ferrous sulfate
  25. 25 manganous oxide

Showing first 25 of 34. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.