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 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
Reasonable protein quality. salmon delivers solid amino acid coverage.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..
Controversial ingredients · 1
- sodium seleniteSynthetic 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 →
- 1 salmon protein animal
- 2 fish meal protein animal
- 3 brown rice grain
- 4 oatmeal grain
- 5 barley grain
- 6 peas legume
- 7 pea starch
- 8 canola oil fat
- 9 dried tomato pomace
- 10 flaxseed fat
- 11 natural flavor other
- 12 pea protein protein plant
- 13 dried egg product
- 14 dried yeast
- 15 fish oil fat
- 16 calcium carbonate mineral
- 17 salt mineral
- 18 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
- 19 potassium chloride mineral
- 20 potato vegetable
- 21 dried chicory root fiber
- 22 pea fiber fiber
- 23 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
- 24 choline chloride supplement
- 25 dicalcium phosphate mineral
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