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sodium selenite in dog food

How Sniff sees it

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.

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Where sodium selenite sits in the Sniff System

The methodology treats sodium selenite as neither positive nor negative on its own. Whether it lifts or hurts a product's score depends on context: position in the ingredient list, ratio to higher-quality ingredients, and the rest of the formulation.

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Similar ingredients in the catalog

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