Blue Buffalo
Life Protection Formula Natural Grain-Free Chicken & Potatoes Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
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C Evidence Fair
dry $2.44/lb
Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Natural Grain-Free Chicken & Potatoes Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 46/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.
Graded by The Sniff System
Why this score
Reasonable protein quality. deboned chicken delivers solid amino acid coverage.
PQI
+19
Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.
STACK
+5
Premium micronutrient forms such as chelated minerals or natural vitamin E.
MNI
+3
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 →
Guaranteed analysis
Protein
24%
min
Fat
14%
min
Fiber
6%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
61 total - 1 deboned chicken protein animal
- 2 chicken meal protein animal
- 3 potato vegetable
- 4 peas legume
- 5 tapioca starch
- 6 pea starch
- 7 chicken fat fat
- 8 dried tomato pomace
- 9 flaxseed fat
- 10 pea protein protein plant
- 11 dried yeast
- 12 natural flavor other
- 13 dicalcium phosphate mineral
- 14 salt mineral
- 15 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
- 16 canola oil fat
- 17 dried chicory root fiber
- 18 choline chloride supplement
- 19 pea fiber fiber
- 20 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
- 21 dl-methionine supplement
- 22 calcium carbonate mineral
- 23 potassium chloride mineral
- 24 taurine supplement
- 25 preserved with mixed tocopherols
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