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

with Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food, 40-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $1.30/lb

Wholesomes with Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food, 40-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 44/100 (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. lamb meal delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

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
22%
min
Fat
12%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
37 total
  1. 1 lamb meal
  2. 2 brown rice
  3. 3 white rice
  4. 4 peas
  5. 5 pea starch
  6. 6 beef meal
  7. 7 rice
  8. 8 chicken fat
  9. 9 pea protein
  10. 10 beet pulp
  11. 11 flaxseed
  12. 12 dried egg
  13. 13 salt
  14. 14 potassium chloride
  15. 15 dl-methionine
  16. 16 choline chloride
  17. 17 vitamin a supplement
  18. 18 vitamin d3 supplement
  19. 19 vitamin e supplement
  20. 20 zinc sulfate
  21. 21 ferrous sulfate
  22. 22 niacin supplement
  23. 23 folic acid
  24. 24 biotin
  25. 25 manganese sulfate

Showing first 25 of 37. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.