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

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

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wet $35.28

Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Large Breed Chicken 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 chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

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

FQI

Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.

MNI

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
10%
min
Fat
7.5%
min
Fiber
1.5%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
39 total
  1. 1 chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 carrots
  4. 4 brown rice
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 barley
  7. 7 oatmeal
  8. 8 sweet potato
  9. 9 fish oil
  10. 10 guar gum
  11. 11 potassium chloride
  12. 12 salt
  13. 13 carrageenan ⚠ Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  14. 14 cassia gum
  15. 15 flaxseed
  16. 16 blueberries
  17. 17 cranberries
  18. 18 l-carnitine
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 zinc amino acid chelate
  21. 21 iron amino acid chelate
  22. 22 choline chloride
  23. 23 vitamin e supplement
  24. 24 copper amino acid chelate
  25. 25 manganese amino acid chelate

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