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Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Hydrolyzed Protein Dry Puppy Dog Food, 22-lb bag
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet

Hydrolyzed Protein Dry Puppy Dog Food, 22-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $5.86/lb

Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Hydrolyzed Protein Dry Puppy Dog Food, 22-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 50/100 (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 carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

AAFCO formulation inferred from declared growth. 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
21%
min
Fat
17%
min
Fiber
3%
max
Moisture
10.5%
max
Ingredients
31 total
  1. 1 brewers rice
  2. 2 hydrolyzed soy protein
  3. 3 chicken fat
  4. 4 natural flavors
  5. 5 dried plain beet pulp
  6. 6 monocalcium phosphate
  7. 7 vegetable oil
  8. 8 calcium carbonate
  9. 9 fish oil
  10. 10 sodium aluminosilicate
  11. 11 fructooligosaccharides
  12. 12 potassium chloride
  13. 13 choline chloride
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 dl-methionine
  16. 16 taurine
  17. 17 l-threonine
  18. 18 zinc proteinate
  19. 19 zinc oxide
  20. 20 manganese proteinate
  21. 21 manganous oxide
  22. 22 copper sulfate
  23. 23 ferrous sulfate
  24. 24 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.
  25. 25 copper proteinate

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