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Heart to Tail

Salmon and Sweet Potato Recipe Dog Food

Evidence Limited
dry

Heart to Tail Salmon and Sweet Potato Recipe Dog Food earns a Sniff Score of 40/100 (D) with Limited evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with salmon as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

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
n/a
min
Fat
n/a
min
Fiber
n/a
max
Moisture
n/a
max
Ingredients
37 total
  1. 1 salmon
  2. 2 chicken meal
  3. 3 sweet potato
  4. 4 ground garbanzo beans
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 chicken fat
  7. 7 pea starch
  8. 8 lentils
  9. 9 ground flaxseed
  10. 10 natural salmon flavor
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 dried chicory root
  13. 13 cranberries
  14. 14 blueberries
  15. 15 carrots
  16. 16 potassium chloride
  17. 17 zinc sulfate
  18. 18 copper sulfate
  19. 19 magnesium sulfate
  20. 20 calcium iodate
  21. 21 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.
  22. 22 choline chloride
  23. 23 vitamin a supplement
  24. 24 vitamin d3 supplement
  25. 25 vitamin e supplement

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