Basics Skin & Stomach Care Grain-Free Formula Lamb & Potato Recipe Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Basics Skin & Stomach Care Grain-Free Formula Lamb & Potato Recipe Large Breed 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
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
AAFCO formulation inferred from declared adult maintenance. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.
Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.
Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..
Controversial ingredients · 1
- sodium seleniteSynthetic 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 →
- 1 lamb protein animal
- 2 potato vegetable
- 3 pea starch
- 4 peas legume
- 5 lamb meal protein animal
- 6 pea protein protein plant
- 7 tapioca starch
- 8 pea fiber fiber
- 9 canola oil fat
- 10 natural flavor other
- 11 potato starch
- 12 fish oil fat
- 13 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
- 14 choline chloride supplement
- 15 pumpkin vegetable
- 16 dried chicory root fiber
- 17 flaxseed fat
- 18 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
- 19 dl-methionine supplement
- 20 calcium carbonate mineral
- 21 potassium chloride mineral
- 22 taurine supplement
- 23 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 24 salt mineral
- 25 preserved with mixed tocopherols
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