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Blue Buffalo High Protein Puppy Chicken Dry Dog Food, 20-lb bag
Blue Buffalo

High Protein Puppy Chicken Dry Dog Food, 20-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $2.95/lb

Blue Buffalo High Protein Puppy Chicken Dry Dog Food, 20-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 81/100 (A) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Strong protein profile with deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value..

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

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

FQI

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
34%
min
Fat
15%
min
Fiber
6%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
66 total
  1. 1 deboned chicken
  2. 2 chicken meal
  3. 3 dried chicken
  4. 4 oatmeal
  5. 5 barley
  6. 6 salmon meal
  7. 7 brown rice
  8. 8 dried tomato pomace
  9. 9 fish meal
  10. 10 chicken fat
  11. 11 natural flavor
  12. 12 flaxseed
  13. 13 dried egg product
  14. 14 potato
  15. 15 fish oil
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
  18. 18 calcium carbonate
  19. 19 potassium chloride
  20. 20 l-threonine
  21. 21 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
  22. 22 choline chloride
  23. 23 dried chicory root
  24. 24 dl-methionine
  25. 25 vitamin e supplement

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