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Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Beef Dinner with Garden Vegetables & Sweet Potatoes Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12
Blue Buffalo

Homestyle Recipe Beef Dinner with Garden Vegetables & Sweet Potatoes Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12

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Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Beef Dinner with Garden Vegetables & Sweet Potatoes Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 56/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 2 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

PQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

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
9%
min
Fat
6%
min
Fiber
1.3%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
38 total
  1. 1 beef
  2. 2 beef broth
  3. 3 beef liver
  4. 4 carrots
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 sweet potato
  7. 7 brown rice
  8. 8 barley
  9. 9 oatmeal
  10. 10 tricalcium phosphate
  11. 11 guar gum
  12. 12 calcium carbonate
  13. 13 potassium chloride
  14. 14 carrageenan ⚠ Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  15. 15 salt
  16. 16 cassia gum
  17. 17 flaxseed
  18. 18 blueberries
  19. 19 cranberries
  20. 20 choline chloride
  21. 21 zinc amino acid chelate
  22. 22 iron amino acid chelate
  23. 23 vitamin e supplement
  24. 24 copper amino acid chelate
  25. 25 manganese amino acid chelate

Showing first 25 of 38. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.