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Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Lamb Dinner with Garden Vegetables Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12
Blue Buffalo

Homestyle Recipe Lamb Dinner with Garden Vegetables Canned Dog Food, 12.5-oz, case of 12

Evidence Fair
wet $35.28

Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Lamb Dinner with Garden Vegetables 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 lamb 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
7%
min
Fiber
1.3%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
38 total
  1. 1 lamb
  2. 2 beef broth
  3. 3 lamb liver
  4. 4 carrots
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 brown rice
  7. 7 sweet potato
  8. 8 barley
  9. 9 oatmeal
  10. 10 sunflower oil
  11. 11 guar gum
  12. 12 carrageenan ⚠ Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  13. 13 cassia gum
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 flaxseed
  17. 17 blueberries
  18. 18 cranberries
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 magnesium sulfate
  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.