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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Urinary UC Dry Dog Food, 18-lb bag
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet

Adult Urinary UC Dry Dog Food, 18-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $5.94/lb

Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Urinary UC Dry Dog Food, 18-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 54/100 (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 fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

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
18%
min
Fat
13%
min
Fiber
3%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
32 total
  1. 1 brewers rice
  2. 2 corn
  3. 3 wheat
  4. 4 egg product
  5. 5 chicken fat
  6. 6 corn gluten meal
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 wheat gluten
  9. 9 monocalcium phosphate
  10. 10 calcium carbonate
  11. 11 potassium chloride
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 fructooligosaccharides
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 taurine
  16. 16 l-lysine
  17. 17 potassium citrate
  18. 18 zinc proteinate
  19. 19 zinc oxide
  20. 20 ferrous sulfate
  21. 21 manganese proteinate
  22. 22 manganous oxide
  23. 23 copper sulfate
  24. 24 calcium iodate
  25. 25 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.

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