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The Honest Kitchen Protein Plus+ Clusters Grain-Free Chicken Dry Dog Food, 18-lb bag
The Honest Kitchen

Protein Plus+ Clusters Grain-Free Chicken Dry Dog Food, 18-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $6.26/lb

The Honest Kitchen Protein Plus+ Clusters Grain-Free Chicken Dry Dog Food, 18-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 36/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

STACK

Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.

MNI

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
32%
min
Fat
17%
min
Fiber
4.5%
max
Moisture
12%
max
Ingredients
22 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 peas
  3. 3 potato
  4. 4 chicken liver
  5. 5 flaxseed
  6. 6 lentils
  7. 7 pea protein
  8. 8 dicalcium phosphate
  9. 9 natural flavor
  10. 10 salt
  11. 11 pumpkin
  12. 12 dried kelp
  13. 13 taurine
  14. 14 iron amino acid chelate
  15. 15 copper amino acid chelate
  16. 16 manganese amino acid chelate
  17. 17 zinc amino acid chelate
  18. 18 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.
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 mixed tocopherols
  21. 21 dried bacillus coagulans fermentation product
  22. 22 rosemary extract