Wild Red Raw Coated Kibble Grain-Free Ocean Recipe Dry Dog Food, 21-lb bag
Stella & Chewy's Wild Red Raw Coated Kibble Grain-Free Ocean Recipe Dry Dog Food, 21-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 81/100 (A) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Strong protein profile with trout as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value..
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Strong protein profile with trout as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Controversial ingredients · 1
- 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.
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- 1trout
- 2protein animalwhitefish
Real fish meat. Lean protein with a clean amino acid profile.
- 3protein animalwhitefish meal
Whitefish cooked into a dry concentrate. Strong protein source, common in premium formulas.
- 4vegetablesweet potato
Complex carb with fiber and beta-carotene. Gentle on the stomach.
- 5tapioca
Starch from cassava root. Highly digestible energy source, but pure starch with minimal nutrition beyond that.
- 6protein animalsalmon
Real fish meat. Natural source of omega-3s, which kibble usually has to add back from oil.
- 7fatsunflower oil
Common plant oil. Useful in moderation for omega-6, though too much skews the omega ratio against the dog's favor.
- 8protein animalsalmon meal
Salmon cooked into a dry concentrate. Carries both protein and natural omega-3s in one ingredient.
- 9natural fish flavor
- 10fibertomato pomace
The fiber-rich byproduct of tomato processing. Sometimes flagged unfairly. It's a real fiber source, not a filler shortcut.
- 11fatground flaxseed
Cracked flaxseed for better digestibility. Same plant omega-3s as whole flaxseed, just easier for the dog to extract.
- 12cod
- 13protein animalmackerel
- 14herring
Whole fish, naturally high in omega-3s and very digestible protein. Common in premium formulas.
- 15vegetablepumpkin
Soluble fiber that supports stool quality. Mild and well-tolerated.
- 16ground pumpkin seed
Real seed. Source of magnesium, zinc, and traditionally used as a mild dewormer (the evidence is folkloric, not clinical).
- 17chia seed
Plant source of omega-3 and fiber. Like flaxseed, useful in trace amounts.
- 18fruitcranberries
Often added with a urinary-tract-support marketing angle. Real cranberry compounds help in concentrate form, but kibble doses are small.
- 19vegetablespinach
Leafy green. Some iron, vitamin K, and fiber. The dose in kibble is small but it's real food.
- 20vegetablebroccoli
Real vegetable. Adds fiber and some antioxidants. Fine in the small amounts used in kibble.
- 21beets
Whole beets, not to be confused with beet pulp. Real vegetable, fiber and antioxidants.
- 22squash
Real vegetable. Fiber, vitamin A, gentle on the stomach. Similar nutrition role to sweet potato.
- 23fruitblueberries
Antioxidants, real. But the amount in any kibble is too small to do much. Mostly marketing.
- 24mineraldicalcium phosphate
Calcium and phosphorus combined. Required source of both minerals, especially in formulas without much bone content.
- 25mineralcalcium carbonate
Source of calcium. Functional. Required in complete dog foods, especially those without bone-in meat meals.
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