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Blue Buffalo Wilderness Puppy Chicken Recipe High-Protein Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
Blue Buffalo

Wilderness Puppy Chicken Recipe High-Protein Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $2.87/lb

Blue Buffalo Wilderness Puppy Chicken Recipe High-Protein Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 48/100 (C) with Fair evidence. 1 controversial ingredient flagged. Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Strong protein profile with deboned chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

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

FQI

Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.

STACK

Score capped at 64 due to DCM-pulse trigger.

CAP why?

Contains high legume stacking. Three or more pulse-family ingredients in top 10. Split-ingredient evidence of pea/lentil/chickpea reliance..

CIP

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
36%
min
Fat
16%
min
Fiber
5%
max
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients
67 total
  1. 1 deboned chicken
  2. 2 chicken meal
  3. 3 pea protein
  4. 4 peas
  5. 5 tapioca starch
  6. 6 pea starch
  7. 7 fish meal
  8. 8 chicken fat
  9. 9 dried egg product
  10. 10 natural flavor
  11. 11 dried tomato pomace
  12. 12 flaxseed
  13. 13 fish oil
  14. 14 dicalcium phosphate
  15. 15 salt
  16. 16 direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets
  17. 17 dl-methionine
  18. 18 potassium chloride
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 dried chicory root
  21. 21 potato
  22. 22 pea fiber
  23. 23 alfalfa nutrient concentrate
  24. 24 calcium carbonate
  25. 25 l-threonine

Showing first 25 of 67. Position 1-5 has the largest weight.