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Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Adult Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag
Blue Buffalo

Life Protection Formula Adult Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $2.65/lb

Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Adult Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 43/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. salmon delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

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

FQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

CAP why?

Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..

CIP

Controversial ingredients · 1

  • 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
22%
min
Fat
14%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
64 total
  1. 1 salmon
  2. 2 fish meal
  3. 3 brown rice
  4. 4 oatmeal
  5. 5 barley
  6. 6 peas
  7. 7 pea starch
  8. 8 canola oil
  9. 9 dried tomato pomace
  10. 10 flaxseed
  11. 11 natural flavor
  12. 12 pea protein
  13. 13 dried egg product
  14. 14 dried yeast
  15. 15 fish oil
  16. 16 calcium carbonate
  17. 17 salt
  18. 18 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
  19. 19 potassium chloride
  20. 20 potato
  21. 21 dried chicory root
  22. 22 pea fiber
  23. 23 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
  24. 24 choline chloride
  25. 25 dicalcium phosphate

Showing first 25 of 64. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.