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Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Variety Pack Senior Natural Ingredients Beef Dinner & Chicken Dinner Canned Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, 6 count
Blue Buffalo

Homestyle Recipe Variety Pack Senior Natural Ingredients Beef Dinner & Chicken Dinner Canned Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, 6 count

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Blue Buffalo Homestyle Recipe Variety Pack Senior Natural Ingredients Beef Dinner & Chicken Dinner Canned Wet Dog Food, 12.5-oz can, 6 count earns a Sniff Score of 67/100 (B) with Fair evidence. 2 controversial ingredients flagged. Strong protein profile with chicken: chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value..

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

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

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

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

FQI

Contains carrageenan. Plausible rodent colitis mechanism, no direct canine clinical evidence at food-grade levels. Concern elevated for dogs with IBD..

CIP

Contains guar gum. Emerging microbiome data on emulsifiers; no canine clinical evidence. Minor penalty in canned food..

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%
min
Fat
6.5%
min
Fiber
1.3%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
82 total
  1. 1 chicken: chicken
  2. 2 chicken broth
  3. 3 chicken liver
  4. 4 carrots
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 sweet potato
  7. 7 fish oil
  8. 8 brown rice
  9. 9 barley
  10. 10 oatmeal
  11. 11 flaxseed
  12. 12 guar gum
  13. 13 salt
  14. 14 potassium chloride
  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 taurine
  18. 18 cranberries
  19. 19 blueberries
  20. 20 dried chicory root
  21. 21 choline chloride
  22. 22 vitamin e supplement
  23. 23 l-carnitine
  24. 24 zinc amino acid chelate
  25. 25 iron amino acid chelate

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