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Blue Buffalo 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

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

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

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

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

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

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