CORE Tiny Tasters Pate Tuna & Salmon Recipe
Wellness CORE Tiny Tasters Pate Tuna & Salmon Recipe earns a Sniff Score of 56/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 2 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.
Graded by The Sniff System
Strong protein profile with tuna as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
Contains menadione. Banned for human OTC use but tolerated at AAFCO-permitted levels in pet food. The only AAFCO-permitted vitamin K source..
Controversial ingredients · 2
- menadioneSynthetic vitamin K3. Banned in human supplements due to toxicity concerns at high doses. Permitted in pet food but premium brands use natural vitamin K alternatives.
- sodium seleniteSynthetic 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 →
- 1 tuna
- 2 fish broth
- 3 water sufficient for processing
- 4 salmon protein animal
- 5 sunflower oil fat
- 6 tapioca starch
- 7 natural flavors other
- 8 tricalcium phosphate mineral
- 9 locust bean gum fiber
- 10 potassium chloride mineral
- 11 guar gum fiber
- 12 salt mineral
- 13 sodium carbonate
- 14 taurine supplement
- 15 xanthan gum fiber
- 16 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 17 thiamine hydrochloride
- 18 niacin supplement vitamin
- 19 vitamin a supplement vitamin
- 20 pyridoxine hydrochloride vitamin
- 21 d-calcium pantothenate vitamin
- 22 riboflavin supplement vitamin
- 23 folic acid vitamin
- 24 vitamin d3 supplement vitamin
- 25 biotin vitamin
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