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Blue Buffalo Natural Veterinary Diet KS Kidney Support Dry Dog Food, 6-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Natural Veterinary Diet

KS Kidney Support Dry Dog Food, 6-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $6.33/lb

Blue Buffalo Natural Veterinary Diet KS Kidney Support Dry Dog Food, 6-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 49/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

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

FQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

Score capped at 49 due to CP_DM=15.6%, CF_DM=20.0%.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

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
14%
min
Fat
18%
min
Fiber
7%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
70 total
  1. 1 deboned chicken
  2. 2 brown rice
  3. 3 oatmeal
  4. 4 potato
  5. 5 potato starch
  6. 6 chicken fat
  7. 7 dried egg product
  8. 8 flaxseed
  9. 9 natural flavor
  10. 10 powdered cellulose
  11. 11 potato protein
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 barley
  14. 14 chicken meal
  15. 15 potassium citrate
  16. 16 calcium carbonate
  17. 17 dried chicory root
  18. 18 dried tomato pomace
  19. 19 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
  20. 20 taurine
  21. 21 dried kelp
  22. 22 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
  23. 23 turmeric
  24. 24 dl-methionine
  25. 25 choline chloride

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