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Nature's Protection Superior Care Adult Small Breed Grain-Free Insect Dog Dry Food, 3.3-lb bag
Nature's Protection

Superior Care Adult Small Breed Grain-Free Insect Dog Dry Food, 3.3-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $5.82/lb

Nature's Protection Superior Care Adult Small Breed Grain-Free Insect Dog Dry Food, 3.3-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 46/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Primary concern: low protein quality. dried black soldier fly larvae delivers limited bioavailable amino acids..

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

FQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

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

ACF

Low protein quality. dried black soldier fly larvae delivers limited bioavailable amino acids.

PQI

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
Dry-matter protein: 27% ⓘ
Protein
24%
min (as fed)
Fat
14%
min (as fed)
Fiber
5.75%
max (as fed)
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients

Read why each ingredient is good or bad for dogs.

23 total
Good Neutral Watch Flagged
  1. 1
    dried black soldier fly larvae
  2. 2
    dried potato

    Standard white potato. Steady carb source, common starch in grain-free recipes.

  3. 3
    peas

    Cheap protein bulk. Fine in small amounts, but when peas stack with lentils and chickpeas in the top ingredients, it's the pattern the FDA flagged in its heart-disease investigation. See why →

  4. 4
    poultry fat
  5. 5
    dried plain beet pulp

    Beet fiber, with the sugar removed. Long unfairly maligned. It's a real soluble fiber that supports stool quality.

  6. 6
    salmon oil

    Pure omega-3s. The thing skin-and-coat formulas are usually built around.

  7. 7
    aluminum silicate
  8. 8
    flaxseed

    Plant source of omega-3. Helpful for skin and coat, though dogs absorb omega-3 from fish more efficiently.

  9. 9
    fructooligosaccharides

    Prebiotic fiber, often called FOS. Feeds beneficial gut bacteria, similar in function to inulin.

  10. 10
    yucca schidigera extract

    Plant extract added to reduce stool odor. Functional, not nutritional. Fine in trace amounts.

  11. 11
    green tea extract
  12. 12
    pot marigold
  13. 13
    iron sulfate
  14. 14
    calcium iodate

    Source of iodine for thyroid function. Functional, required in complete formulas.

  15. 15
    copper sulfate

    Inorganic copper. Standard, effective at small doses. Premium formulas tend to use copper proteinate instead.

  16. 16
    manganese sulfate

    Inorganic manganese. Functional but less well-absorbed than the chelated proteinate form.

  17. 17
    zinc sulfate

    Inorganic zinc. Effective at AAFCO doses but less well-absorbed than chelated forms like zinc proteinate.

  18. 18
    sodium selenite Flagged

    Inorganic selenium. Effective at AAFCO levels, no documented safety concern in dogs despite what some pet food blogs claim. Selenium yeast is a marginal upgrade, not a necessity. See why →

  19. 19
    l-tyrosine
  20. 20
    l-cysteine
  21. 21
    l-tryptophan

    Essential amino acid. Sometimes added in calming or weight-management formulas.

  22. 22
    mixed tocopherols

    Natural vitamin E used to keep fats from going rancid. The good kind of preservative.

  23. 23
    rosemary extract

    Natural preservative. Replaces synthetic ones like BHA and BHT.

15 of 23 ingredients have a curated note. Coverage grows over time.