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

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

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $2.87/lb

Blue Buffalo Freedom Senior Grain-Free Chicken & Potatoes Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 41/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

FQI

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

ACF

Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.

MNI

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

Showing first 25 of 64. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.