Freedom Puppy Grain-Free Chicken & Potatoes Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Freedom Puppy Grain-Free Chicken & Potatoes 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
Reasonable protein quality. deboned chicken delivers solid amino acid coverage.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.
Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..
Controversial ingredients · 1
- sodium seleniteSynthetic 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 →
- 1 deboned chicken protein animal
- 2 chicken meal protein animal
- 3 pea starch
- 4 peas legume
- 5 potato vegetable
- 6 pea protein protein plant
- 7 chicken fat fat
- 8 tapioca starch
- 9 dried yeast
- 10 flaxseed fat
- 11 dried tomato pomace
- 12 natural flavor other
- 13 fish oil fat
- 14 dried egg product
- 15 dicalcium phosphate mineral
- 16 salt mineral
- 17 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
- 18 choline chloride supplement
- 19 canola oil fat
- 20 dried chicory root fiber
- 21 pea fiber fiber
- 22 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
- 23 calcium carbonate mineral
- 24 potassium chloride mineral
- 25 dl-methionine supplement
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