Common Sense Dog · Food database · Blue Buffalo

45Below Average
Blue Buffalo

Tasty Chicken Flavor

Kibble

Why this score

Base score+60
Natural flavor (mild) — ingredient #7-1
Legumes in top 5 ingredients (1) — DCM link-7
🔴 Very poor omega ratio (est. 15:1–30:1 — kibble without omega-3)-15
Whole food nutrition — no synthetic vitamins+8

Ingredients to watch (1)

Natural flavor mild

⚪ Transparency signal: 'natural flavor' in pet food is most often animal digest — hydrolysed animal tissue sprayed on the outside of the kibble to make it palatable. It is not required to name the species. The concern is not toxicity, it is that a bag can list an unnamed animal product and disclose nothing about what it was.

Full ingredient list

1. Deboned chicken2. Chicken meal3. Potato starch4. peas5. brewers dried yeast6. chicken fat7. Natural flavor8. citric acid9. potassium chloride10. preserved with Mixed tocopherols11. Oil of rosemary12. crude protein 28%(min.)13. Crude fat 12% (min.)14. bCrude fiber 4% (max.)15. Moisture 10% (max.)

More from Blue Buffalo

For informational and educational purposes only. This score reflects general and holistic pet-nutrition research applied to the published ingredient list. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or condition, is not veterinary advice, and creates no veterinarian-client-patient relationship. Ingredient lists change without notice — always check the bag. Always consult a licensed veterinarian before changing your dog's diet.