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Birdie & Louie Grain-Free Buffalo & Duck Dry Dog Food, 3.5-lb bag
Birdie & Louie

Grain-Free Buffalo & Duck Dry Dog Food, 3.5-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $4.18/lb

Birdie & Louie Grain-Free Buffalo & Duck Dry Dog Food, 3.5-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 32/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

FQI

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

STACK

Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.

MNI

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

CAP why?

Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..

CIP

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
Protein
30%
min
Fat
16%
min
Fiber
4%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
52 total
  1. 1 water buffalo meal
  2. 2 duck meal
  3. 3 peas
  4. 4 chickpeas
  5. 5 lentils
  6. 6 chicken fat
  7. 7 tapioca starch
  8. 8 dried beet pulp
  9. 9 dicalcium phosphate
  10. 10 natural flavor
  11. 11 menhaden fish oil
  12. 12 ground flaxseed
  13. 13 salt
  14. 14 dried seaweed meal
  15. 15 calcium carbonate
  16. 16 dl-methionine
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 choline chloride
  19. 19 taurine
  20. 20 l-lysine
  21. 21 turmeric powder
  22. 22 carrots
  23. 23 dried spinach
  24. 24 fructooligosaccharide
  25. 25 vitamin e supplement

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