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

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

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $2.46/lb

Blue Buffalo Basics Skin & Stomach Care Adult Salmon & Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 46/100 (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. salmon delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

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

FQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

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 salmon
  2. 2 oatmeal
  3. 3 brown rice
  4. 4 salmon meal
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 potato
  7. 7 pea fiber
  8. 8 canola oil
  9. 9 natural flavor
  10. 10 pea protein
  11. 11 dicalcium phosphate
  12. 12 calcium carbonate
  13. 13 fish oil
  14. 14 potassium chloride
  15. 15 pumpkin
  16. 16 dried chicory root
  17. 17 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
  18. 18 flaxseed
  19. 19 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
  20. 20 salt
  21. 21 choline chloride
  22. 22 vitamin e supplement
  23. 23 dl-methionine
  24. 24 preserved with mixed tocopherols
  25. 25 l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate

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