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Whole Grain Chicken Essential Clusters
The Honest Kitchen

Whole Grain Chicken Essential Clusters

Evidence Fair
dry $5.00/lb Data verified from brand site

The Honest Kitchen Whole Grain Chicken Essential Clusters earns a Sniff Score of 54/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

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

MNI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

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
10%
min
Fiber
4.5%
max
Moisture
12%
max
Ingredients
23 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 oats
  3. 3 peas
  4. 4 barley
  5. 5 flaxseed
  6. 6 tricalcium phosphate
  7. 7 chicken liver
  8. 8 coconut oil
  9. 9 natural flavor
  10. 10 salt
  11. 11 potassium chloride
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 dried kelp
  14. 14 taurine
  15. 15 dried whey protein concentrate
  16. 16 iron amino acid chelate
  17. 17 copper amino acid chelate
  18. 18 manganese amino acid chelate
  19. 19 zinc amino acid chelate
  20. 20 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.
  21. 21 choline chloride
  22. 22 mixed tocopherols
  23. 23 rosemary extract