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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Weight Control Large Breed Dry Dog Food, 24.2-lb bag
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet

Adult Weight Control Large Breed Dry Dog Food, 24.2-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $4.83/lb

Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Adult Weight Control Large Breed Dry Dog Food, 24.2-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 55/100 (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 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

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
26%
min
Fat
9%
min
Fiber
9%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
35 total
  1. 1 corn
  2. 2 chicken by-product meal
  3. 3 corn gluten meal
  4. 4 barley
  5. 5 powdered cellulose
  6. 6 pea fiber
  7. 7 chicken fat
  8. 8 wheat gluten
  9. 9 natural flavors
  10. 10 dried plain beet pulp
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 vegetable oil
  13. 13 sodium silico aluminate
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 powdered psyllium seed husk
  17. 17 calcium carbonate
  18. 18 fructooligosaccharides
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 dl-methionine
  21. 21 taurine
  22. 22 glucosamine hydrochloride
  23. 23 zinc proteinate
  24. 24 manganese proteinate
  25. 25 zinc oxide

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