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Blue Buffalo Basics Skin & Stomach Care Grain-Free Formula Duck & Potato Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag
Blue Buffalo

Basics Skin & Stomach Care Grain-Free Formula Duck & Potato Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $3.41/lb

Blue Buffalo Basics Skin & Stomach Care Grain-Free Formula Duck & Potato Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 41/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

FQI

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

ACF

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

MNI

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

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