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Blue Buffalo Freedom Senior Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12
Blue Buffalo

Freedom Senior Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
wet $40.00

Blue Buffalo Freedom Senior Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 37/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 3 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with 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

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

Contains carrageenan. Plausible rodent colitis mechanism, no direct canine clinical evidence at food-grade levels. Concern elevated for dogs with IBD..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 2

  • carrageenan
    Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  • 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
7%
min
Fat
5.5%
min
Fiber
2%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
35 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 chicken liver
  4. 4 carrots
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 pea flour
  7. 7 pea fiber
  8. 8 guar gum
  9. 9 flaxseed
  10. 10 potassium chloride
  11. 11 salt
  12. 12 carrageenan ⚠ Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  13. 13 cassia gum
  14. 14 blueberries
  15. 15 cranberries
  16. 16 dicalcium phosphate
  17. 17 choline chloride
  18. 18 zinc amino acid chelate
  19. 19 iron amino acid chelate
  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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