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Grain Free Beef & Chicken Protein Plus Clusters
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Grain Free Beef & Chicken Protein Plus Clusters

Evidence Fair
dry $10.00/lb Data verified from brand site

The Honest Kitchen Grain Free Beef & Chicken Protein Plus Clusters earns a Sniff Score of 47/100 (C) 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. beef delivers solid amino acid coverage.

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
32%
min
Fat
17%
min
Fiber
4.5%
max
Moisture
12%
max
Ingredients
28 total
  1. 1 beef
  2. 2 chicken
  3. 3 potato
  4. 4 beef liver
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 lentils
  7. 7 pea protein concentrate
  8. 8 flaxseed
  9. 9 dried whey protein concentrate
  10. 10 beef bone broth
  11. 11 dicalcium phosphate
  12. 12 egg
  13. 13 chicken liver
  14. 14 natural beef flavor
  15. 15 pumpkin
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 fish oil
  18. 18 dried kelp
  19. 19 taurine
  20. 20 iron amino acid chelate
  21. 21 copper amino acid chelate
  22. 22 manganese amino acid chelate
  23. 23 zinc amino acid chelate
  24. 24 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.
  25. 25 mixed tocopherols

Showing first 25 of 28. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.