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Ultimates Heartland Choice Chicken & Potato Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag
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Heartland Choice Chicken & Potato Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $1.96/lb

Ultimates Heartland Choice Chicken & Potato Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 28-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 35/100 (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

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
24%
min
Fat
14%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
41 total
  1. 1 chicken meal
  2. 2 potato
  3. 3 peas
  4. 4 chicken fat
  5. 5 chickpeas
  6. 6 pea fiber
  7. 7 sweet potato
  8. 8 natural flavor
  9. 9 flaxseed
  10. 10 apples
  11. 11 blueberries
  12. 12 cranberries
  13. 13 carrots
  14. 14 spinach
  15. 15 salt
  16. 16 potassium chloride
  17. 17 choline chloride
  18. 18 dl-methionine
  19. 19 taurine
  20. 20 vitamin e supplement
  21. 21 niacin supplement
  22. 22 calcium pantothenate
  23. 23 vitamin a supplement
  24. 24 riboflavin supplement
  25. 25 thiamine mononitrate

Showing first 25 of 41. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.