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Blue Buffalo Freedom Large Breed Grain-Free Chicken & Potatoes Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
Blue Buffalo

Freedom Large Breed Grain-Free Chicken & Potatoes Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $3.08/lb

Blue Buffalo Freedom Large Breed Grain-Free Chicken & Potatoes Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 44/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. deboned chicken delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

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
22%
min
Fat
13%
min
Fiber
6%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
64 total
  1. 1 deboned chicken
  2. 2 chicken meal
  3. 3 potato
  4. 4 peas
  5. 5 pea starch
  6. 6 tapioca starch
  7. 7 potato starch
  8. 8 dried tomato pomace
  9. 9 flaxseed
  10. 10 chicken fat
  11. 11 natural flavor
  12. 12 dried yeast
  13. 13 pea protein
  14. 14 fish oil
  15. 15 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
  16. 16 potassium chloride
  17. 17 salt
  18. 18 dicalcium phosphate
  19. 19 canola oil
  20. 20 dl-methionine
  21. 21 choline chloride
  22. 22 dried chicory root
  23. 23 pea fiber
  24. 24 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
  25. 25 calcium carbonate

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