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Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Chicken & Beef Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, case of 6
Blue Buffalo

Homestyle Recipe Chicken & Beef Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, case of 6

Evidence Fair
wet $17.58

Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Chicken & Beef Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, case of 6 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 chicken recipe:chicken 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
8.5%
min
Fat
6.5%
min
Fiber
1.5%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
74 total
  1. 1 chicken recipe:chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 chicken liver
  4. 4 carrots
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 sweet potato
  7. 7 brown rice
  8. 8 barley
  9. 9 oatmeal
  10. 10 guar gum
  11. 11 potassium chloride
  12. 12 salt
  13. 13 flaxseed
  14. 14 blueberries
  15. 15 cranberries
  16. 16 carrageenan ⚠ Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  17. 17 cassia gum
  18. 18 zinc amino acid chelate
  19. 19 iron amino acid chelate
  20. 20 choline chloride
  21. 21 vitamin e supplement
  22. 22 copper amino acid chelate
  23. 23 manganese amino acid chelate
  24. 24 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.
  25. 25 thiamine mononitrate

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