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Stella & Chewy's Venison Blend Dinner Patties Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food, 5.5-oz bag
Stella & Chewy's

Venison Blend Dinner Patties Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food, 5.5-oz bag

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freeze dried $18.77

Stella & Chewy's Venison Blend Dinner Patties Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food, 5.5-oz bag earns a Sniff Score of 67/100 (B) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Strong protein profile with venison as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value..

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with venison as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

No declared omega-3 source. Fish oil, salmon oil, and algae oil all absent.

FQI

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: 47% ⓘ
Protein
45%
min (as fed)
Fat
30%
min (as fed)
Fiber
5%
max (as fed)
Moisture
5%
max
Ingredients

Read why each ingredient is good or bad for dogs.

45 total
Good Neutral Watch Flagged
  1. 1
    venison

    Real meat, lean and gamey. Used as a novel protein for dogs with sensitivities.

  2. 2
    lamb

    Real meat. Often used for dogs with chicken or beef sensitivities. Slightly higher fat content than chicken.

  3. 3
    lamb liver

    Organ meat. Same nutrient-density story as chicken or beef liver, dense in B vitamins, iron, vitamin A.

  4. 4
    venison liver
  5. 5
    venison lung
  6. 6
    lamb kidney
  7. 7
    lamb spleen
  8. 8
    lamb heart
  9. 9
    venison bone
  10. 10
    olive oil
  11. 11
    pumpkin seed

    Real seed. Source of magnesium, zinc, and traditionally used as a mild dewormer (the evidence is folkloric, not clinical).

  12. 12
    cranberries

    Often added with a urinary-tract-support marketing angle. Real cranberry compounds help in concentrate form, but kibble doses are small.

  13. 13
    spinach

    Leafy green. Some iron, vitamin K, and fiber. The dose in kibble is small but it's real food.

  14. 14
    broccoli

    Real vegetable. Adds fiber and some antioxidants. Fine in the small amounts used in kibble.

  15. 15
    beets

    Whole beets, not to be confused with beet pulp. Real vegetable, fiber and antioxidants.

  16. 16
    carrots

    Real vegetable. Fiber, beta-carotene, and a small amount of antioxidant value.

  17. 17
    squash

    Real vegetable. Fiber, vitamin A, gentle on the stomach. Similar nutrition role to sweet potato.

  18. 18
    blueberries

    Antioxidants, real. But the amount in any kibble is too small to do much. Mostly marketing.

  19. 19
    fenugreek seed

    Herb seed. Trace inclusion, mostly for flavor and label appeal.

  20. 20
    potassium chloride

    Required mineral. Sometimes used as a salt substitute. Standard inclusion in complete diets.

  21. 21
    dried kelp

    Natural source of iodine and trace minerals. A common premium-brand inclusion.

  22. 22
    tocopherols
  23. 23
    sodium phosphate

    Mineral source and preservative. Standard inclusion at small doses.

  24. 24
    choline chloride

    Essential nutrient for liver and brain function. Standard inclusion in complete dog foods.

  25. 25
    dried pediococcus acidilactici fermentation product

Showing first 25 of 45. Position 1-5 has the largest weight in the recipe.

16 of 25 ingredients have a curated note. Coverage grows over time.