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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Selected Protein Potato & Duck Formula Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet

Adult Selected Protein Potato & Duck Formula Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $6.24/lb

Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Selected Protein Potato & Duck Formula Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 48/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Primary concern: plant-protein-dominated formula. potato 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

Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.

CQI

AAFCO formulation inferred from declared adult maintenance. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.

ACF

Plant-protein-dominated formula. potato 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
19%
min
Fat
10%
min
Fiber
3.4%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
27 total
  1. 1 potato
  2. 2 duck by-product meal
  3. 3 coconut oil
  4. 4 potato protein
  5. 5 hydrolyzed soy protein
  6. 6 natural flavors
  7. 7 vegetable oil
  8. 8 fish oil
  9. 9 monocalcium phosphate
  10. 10 choline chloride
  11. 11 dl-methionine
  12. 12 calcium carbonate
  13. 13 salt
  14. 14 potassium chloride
  15. 15 zinc proteinate
  16. 16 zinc oxide
  17. 17 ferrous sulfate
  18. 18 manganese proteinate
  19. 19 manganous oxide
  20. 20 copper sulfate
  21. 21 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.
  22. 22 calcium iodate
  23. 23 copper proteinate
  24. 24 taurine
  25. 25 l-lysine

Showing first 25 of 27. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.