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Blue Buffalo Blue's Stews Grain-Free Chicken & Beef Variety Pack Adult Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, case of 12
Blue Buffalo

Blue's Stews Grain-Free Chicken & Beef Variety Pack Adult Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, case of 12

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
wet $35.18

Blue Buffalo Blue's Stews Grain-Free Chicken & Beef Variety Pack Adult Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 64/100 (B) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Strong protein profile with blue's country chicken stew: chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value..

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with blue's country chicken stew: chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

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

STACK

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

ACF

No declared omega-3 source. Fish oil, salmon oil, and algae oil all absent.

FQI

Contains guar gum. Emerging microbiome data on emulsifiers; no canine clinical evidence. Minor penalty in canned food..

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
8%
min
Fat
4.5%
min
Fiber
1%
max
Moisture
82%
max
Ingredients
68 total
  1. 1 blue's country chicken stew: chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 water
  4. 4 chicken liver
  5. 5 dried egg product
  6. 6 peas
  7. 7 carrots
  8. 8 potato
  9. 9 potato starch
  10. 10 guar gum
  11. 11 sodium phosphate
  12. 12 potassium chloride
  13. 13 natural flavor
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 zinc amino acid chelate
  16. 16 iron amino acid chelate
  17. 17 choline chloride
  18. 18 vitamin e supplement
  19. 19 copper amino acid chelate
  20. 20 manganese amino acid chelate
  21. 21 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.
  22. 22 thiamine mononitrate
  23. 23 cobalt amino acid chelate
  24. 24 niacin supplement
  25. 25 calcium pantothenate

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