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Blue Buffalo Family Favorite Grain-Free Recipes Sunday Chicken Dinner Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12
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Family Favorite Grain-Free Recipes Sunday Chicken Dinner Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12

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wet $2.87/lb

Blue Buffalo Family Favorite Grain-Free Recipes Sunday Chicken Dinner Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with declared fiber.

CQI

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

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

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

FQI

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

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
5%
min
Fiber
1%
max
Moisture
82%
max
Ingredients
35 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 water
  4. 4 chicken liver
  5. 5 dried egg
  6. 6 carrots
  7. 7 potato
  8. 8 green beans
  9. 9 potato starch
  10. 10 guar gum
  11. 11 sodium phosphate
  12. 12 salt
  13. 13 potassium chloride
  14. 14 calcium carbonate
  15. 15 natural flavor
  16. 16 caramel color
  17. 17 zinc amino acid chelate
  18. 18 iron amino acid chelate
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 vitamin e supplement
  21. 21 copper amino acid chelate
  22. 22 manganese amino acid chelate
  23. 23 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.
  24. 24 thiamine mononitrate
  25. 25 cobalt amino acid chelate

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