Blue Buffalo Natural Veterinary Diet
W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag
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C Evidence Fair
dry $4.54/lb
Blue Buffalo Natural Veterinary Diet W+U Weight Management + Urinary Care Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 59/100 (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
Reasonable protein quality. deboned chicken delivers solid amino acid coverage.
PQI
+18
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
CQI
+16
Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.
STACK
+5
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
ACF
−8
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
30%
min
Fat
10%
min
Fiber
17%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
69 total - 1 deboned chicken protein animal
- 2 chicken meal protein animal
- 3 brown rice grain
- 4 barley grain
- 5 powdered cellulose fiber
- 6 potato protein protein plant
- 7 dried tomato pomace
- 8 natural flavor other
- 9 oatmeal grain
- 10 flaxseed fat
- 11 salmon meal protein animal
- 12 chicken fat fat
- 13 cranberries fruit
- 14 betaine hydrochloride
- 15 potassium citrate
- 16 choline chloride supplement
- 17 potassium chloride mineral
- 18 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
- 19 dried chicory root fiber
- 20 taurine supplement
- 21 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
- 22 dl-methionine supplement
- 23 calcium chloride
- 24 calcium carbonate mineral
- 25 vitamin e supplement vitamin
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