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Blue Buffalo Basics Skin & Stomach Care Adult Grain-Free Turkey & Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
Blue Buffalo

Basics Skin & Stomach Care Adult Grain-Free Turkey & Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $2.90/lb

Blue Buffalo Basics Skin & Stomach Care Adult Grain-Free Turkey & Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 47/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. turkey delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

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

FQI

Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.

STACK

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
20%
min
Fat
12%
min
Fiber
6%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
63 total
  1. 1 turkey
  2. 2 potato
  3. 3 turkey meal
  4. 4 pea starch
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 tapioca starch
  7. 7 pea fiber
  8. 8 potato starch
  9. 9 canola oil
  10. 10 natural flavor
  11. 11 pea protein
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 potassium chloride
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
  16. 16 calcium carbonate
  17. 17 dicalcium phosphate
  18. 18 choline chloride
  19. 19 pumpkin
  20. 20 dried chicory root
  21. 21 flaxseed
  22. 22 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
  23. 23 vitamin e supplement
  24. 24 preserved with mixed tocopherols
  25. 25 l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate

Showing first 25 of 63. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.