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Wholesomes Chicken Meal & Potatoes Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 35-lb bag
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Chicken Meal & Potatoes Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 35-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $1.41/lb

Wholesomes Chicken Meal & Potatoes Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 35-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 38/100 (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

Reasonable protein quality. chicken meal delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

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

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
24%
min
Fat
14%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
46 total
  1. 1 chicken meal
  2. 2 potato
  3. 3 peas
  4. 4 chickpeas
  5. 5 chicken fat
  6. 6 pea fiber
  7. 7 flaxseed
  8. 8 natural flavors
  9. 9 dried egg
  10. 10 dicalcium phosphate
  11. 11 apples
  12. 12 blueberries
  13. 13 cranberries
  14. 14 carrots
  15. 15 spinach
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 choline chloride
  19. 19 dl-methionine
  20. 20 l-lysine
  21. 21 taurine
  22. 22 yucca schidigera extract
  23. 23 l-carnitine
  24. 24 beta-carotene
  25. 25 vitamin a supplement

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