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Tiki Dog Born Carnivore Savory Grain-Free Herring, Peas & Lentils Recipe Dry Dog Food, 3.5-lb bag
Tiki Dog

Born Carnivore Savory Grain-Free Herring, Peas & Lentils Recipe Dry Dog Food, 3.5-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $6.00/lb

Tiki Dog Born Carnivore Savory Grain-Free Herring, Peas & Lentils Recipe Dry Dog Food, 3.5-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 46/100 (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

Strong protein profile with herring as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

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
26%
min
Fat
16%
min
Fiber
4.5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
36 total
  1. 1 herring
  2. 2 herring meal
  3. 3 peas
  4. 4 chicken liver
  5. 5 lentils
  6. 6 chickpeas
  7. 7 tapioca
  8. 8 chicken fat
  9. 9 natural flavor
  10. 10 ground whole flaxseed
  11. 11 coconut
  12. 12 dicalcium phosphate
  13. 13 brewer's yeast
  14. 14 salmon oil
  15. 15 monosodium phosphate
  16. 16 calcium carbonate
  17. 17 choline chloride
  18. 18 sea salt
  19. 19 fructooligosaccharide
  20. 20 zinc proteinate
  21. 21 iron proteinate
  22. 22 rosemary extract
  23. 23 vitamin e supplement
  24. 24 copper proteinate
  25. 25 manganese proteinate

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