Blue Buffalo
Wilderness Chicken Recipe High-Protein Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food, 4.5-lb bag
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dry $4.88/lb
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe High-Protein Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food, 4.5-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 82/100 (A) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Strong protein profile with deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value..
Graded by The Sniff System
Why this score
Strong protein profile with deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
PQI
+25
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
CQI
+16
Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.
STACK
+5
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.
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Guaranteed analysis
Protein
36%
min
Fat
16%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
64 total - 1 deboned chicken protein animal
- 2 chicken meal protein animal
- 3 dried chicken
- 4 oatmeal grain
- 5 barley grain
- 6 brown rice grain
- 7 salmon meal protein animal
- 8 dried tomato pomace
- 9 flaxseed fat
- 10 chicken fat fat
- 11 natural flavor other
- 12 salt mineral
- 13 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
- 14 potassium chloride mineral
- 15 l-threonine
- 16 dl-methionine supplement
- 17 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
- 18 calcium carbonate mineral
- 19 dried chicory root fiber
- 20 choline chloride supplement
- 21 preserved with mixed tocopherols
- 22 sweet potato vegetable
- 23 carrots vegetable
- 24 zinc amino acid chelate
- 25 zinc sulfate mineral
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