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Royal Canin

Small/Petit Adult

Evidence Limited
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry

Royal Canin Small/Petit Adult earns a Sniff Score of 48/100 (C) with Limited evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Primary concern: plant-protein-dominated formula. corn as the #1 ingredient..

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

AAFCO formulation inferred from declared adult maintenance. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.

ACF

Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.

MNI

Plant-protein-dominated formula. corn as the #1 ingredient.

PQI

No declared omega-3 source. Fish oil, salmon oil, and algae oil all absent.

FQI

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
n/a
min
Fat
n/a
min
Fiber
n/a
max
Moisture
n/a
max
Ingredients
40 total
  1. 1 corn
  2. 2 chicken by-product
  3. 3 brewers rice
  4. 4 brown rice
  5. 5 con gluten meal
  6. 6 chicken
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 dried plain beet pulp
  9. 9 wheat gluten
  10. 10 fis
  11. 11 oil
  12. 12 vegetable oil
  13. 13 potassium chloride
  14. 14 calcium carbonate
  15. 15 salt
  16. 16 fructooligosaccharides
  17. 17 sodium tripolyphosphate
  18. 18 l-lysine
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 dl-methionine
  21. 21 monocalcium
  22. 22 phosphate
  23. 23 trace minerals
  24. 24 zinc proteinate
  25. 25 zinc oxide

Showing first 25 of 40. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.