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

Basics Skin & Stomach Care Puppy Turkey & Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $2.92/lb

Blue Buffalo Basics Skin & Stomach Care Puppy Turkey & Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 50/100 (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. turkey 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
26%
min
Fat
15%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
63 total
  1. 1 turkey
  2. 2 turkey meal
  3. 3 oatmeal
  4. 4 peas
  5. 5 brown rice
  6. 6 potato
  7. 7 pea protein
  8. 8 canola oil
  9. 9 flaxseed
  10. 10 natural flavor
  11. 11 pea fiber
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 salt
  14. 14 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
  15. 15 choline chloride
  16. 16 pumpkin
  17. 17 dried chicory root
  18. 18 potassium chloride
  19. 19 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
  20. 20 dl-methionine
  21. 21 dicalcium phosphate
  22. 22 calcium carbonate
  23. 23 vitamin e supplement
  24. 24 preserved with mixed tocopherols
  25. 25 l-threonine

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