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Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Chicken Dinner with Garden Vegetables & Brown Rice Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12
Blue Buffalo

Homestyle Recipe Chicken Dinner with Garden Vegetables & Brown Rice Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12

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Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Chicken Dinner with Garden Vegetables & Brown Rice Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 53/100 (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 as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

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
7%
min
Fiber
1.5%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
35 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 carrots
  4. 4 peas
  5. 5 sweet potato
  6. 6 brown rice
  7. 7 barley
  8. 8 oatmeal
  9. 9 guar gum
  10. 10 potassium chloride
  11. 11 salt
  12. 12 flaxseed
  13. 13 blueberries
  14. 14 cranberries
  15. 15 carrageenan ⚠ Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  16. 16 cassia gum
  17. 17 choline chloride
  18. 18 zinc amino acid chelate
  19. 19 iron amino acid chelate
  20. 20 vitamin e supplement
  21. 21 cobalt amino acid chelate
  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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