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

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

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $6.62/lb

Nature's Protection Superior Care Adult Small Breed Grain-Free Lamb Dry Dog Food, 3.3-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 41/100 (D) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Primary concern: low protein quality. lamb meal delivers limited bioavailable amino acids..

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

ACF

Low protein quality. lamb meal 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: 23% ⓘ
Protein
21%
min (as fed)
Fat
11%
min (as fed)
Fiber
4.75%
max (as fed)
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients

Read why each ingredient is good or bad for dogs.

18 total
Good Neutral Watch Flagged
  1. 1
    lamb meal

    Lamb cooked down to a dry concentrate. Per pound, more protein than fresh lamb.

  2. 2
    potato flakes
  3. 3
    poultry fat
  4. 4
    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 →

  5. 5
    pea protein

    Concentrated plant protein. Inflates the protein number on the label without matching the amino acid quality of meat.

  6. 6
    dried plain beet pulp

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

  7. 7
    aluminum silicate
  8. 8
    fructooligosaccharide

    Prebiotic fiber, often abbreviated FOS. Feeds beneficial gut bacteria.

  9. 9
    green tea extract
  10. 10
    pot marigold
  11. 11
    iron sulfate
  12. 12
    calcium iodate

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

  13. 13
    copper sulfate

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

  14. 14
    manganese sulfate

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

  15. 15
    zinc sulfate

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

  16. 16
    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 →

  17. 17
    mixed tocopherols

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

  18. 18
    rosemary extract

    Natural preservative. Replaces synthetic ones like BHA and BHT.

12 of 18 ingredients have a curated note. Coverage grows over time.