Basics Skin & Stomach Care Grain-Free Formula Salmon & Potato Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Basics Skin & Stomach Care Grain-Free Formula Salmon & Potato Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 44/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.
Graded by The Sniff System
Reasonable protein quality. salmon delivers solid amino acid coverage.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.
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 salmon protein animal
- 2 peas legume
- 3 potato vegetable
- 4 pea starch
- 5 salmon meal protein animal
- 6 tapioca starch
- 7 canola oil fat
- 8 pea fiber fiber
- 9 natural flavor other
- 10 potato starch
- 11 pea protein protein plant
- 12 dicalcium phosphate mineral
- 13 calcium carbonate mineral
- 14 fish oil fat
- 15 potassium chloride mineral
- 16 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
- 17 pumpkin vegetable
- 18 dried chicory root fiber
- 19 flaxseed fat
- 20 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
- 21 choline chloride supplement
- 22 salt mineral
- 23 vitamin e supplement vitamin
- 24 dl-methionine supplement
- 25 preserved with mixed tocopherols
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