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TASTE OF THE WILD Sierra Mountain Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag
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Sierra Mountain Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $2.11/lb

TASTE OF THE WILD Sierra Mountain Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 48/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. lamb delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

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

FQI

Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

CAP why?

Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..

CIP

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
25%
min
Fat
15%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
50 total
  1. 1 lamb
  2. 2 lamb meal
  3. 3 sweet potato
  4. 4 egg product
  5. 5 lentils
  6. 6 garbanzo beans
  7. 7 peas
  8. 8 pea flour
  9. 9 canola oil
  10. 10 dried yeast
  11. 11 roasted lamb
  12. 12 dried tomato pomace
  13. 13 natural flavor
  14. 14 salmon oil
  15. 15 dl-methionine
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 choline chloride
  19. 19 taurine
  20. 20 dried chicory root
  21. 21 tomatoes
  22. 22 blueberries
  23. 23 raspberries
  24. 24 yucca schidigera extract
  25. 25 dried lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product

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