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Wholesomes Beef Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food, 40-lb bag
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Beef Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food, 40-lb bag

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dry $1.18/lb

Wholesomes Beef Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food, 40-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 37/100 (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

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

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
35 total
  1. 1 beef meal
  2. 2 brown rice
  3. 3 peas
  4. 4 pea protein
  5. 5 chicken fat
  6. 6 pea starch
  7. 7 brewers rice
  8. 8 beet pulp
  9. 9 flaxseed
  10. 10 salt
  11. 11 potassium chloride
  12. 12 dl-methionine
  13. 13 choline chloride
  14. 14 vitamin e supplement
  15. 15 niacin supplement
  16. 16 calcium pantothenate
  17. 17 vitamin a supplement
  18. 18 riboflavin supplement
  19. 19 thiamine mononitrate
  20. 20 pyridoxine hydrochloride
  21. 21 biotin
  22. 22 vitamin b12 supplement
  23. 23 vitamin d3 supplement
  24. 24 folic acid
  25. 25 zinc sulfate

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