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

Adult Renal Support S 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 S Dry Dog Food, 17.6-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 49/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 49 due to CP_DM=11.7%, 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=11.7%, 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
10.5%
min
Fat
16%
min
Fiber
3.7%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
31 total
  1. 1 brewers rice
  2. 2 corn
  3. 3 chicken fat
  4. 4 brown rice
  5. 5 natural flavors
  6. 6 chicken by-product meal
  7. 7 dried plain beet pulp
  8. 8 wheat gluten
  9. 9 fish oil
  10. 10 calcium carbonate
  11. 11 potassium chloride
  12. 12 powdered psyllium seed husk
  13. 13 sodium silico aluminate
  14. 14 dl-methionine
  15. 15 salt
  16. 16 l-lysine
  17. 17 fructooligosaccharides
  18. 18 choline chloride
  19. 19 taurine
  20. 20 potassium citrate
  21. 21 magnesium oxide
  22. 22 l-tryptophan
  23. 23 marigold extract
  24. 24 zinc oxide
  25. 25 ferrous sulfate

Showing first 25 of 31. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.