Blue Buffalo BLUE Tastefuls Adult Active Cat Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe vs Purina ONE Plus High Protein Salmon & Ocean Whitefish Formula

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The scores

Blue Buffalo BLUE Tastefuls Adult Active Cat Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe

87

Excellent · Confidence A

Purina ONE Plus High Protein Salmon & Ocean Whitefish Formula

87

Excellent · Confidence A

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Pillar by pillar

Weighted pillar contributions from each product's stored score — nutritional adequacy, ingredient quality, additives & processing, transparency.

MetricBlue BuffaloPurina ONE
Nutritional adequacy3535
Ingredient quality2626
Additives & processing2017
Transparency69

Guaranteed analysis

As printed on each label; dry-matter protein removes the moisture so wet and dry read on the same basis.

MetricBlue BuffaloPurina ONE
Protein34%38%
Fat18%16%
Fiber4%2.5%
Moisture9%12%
Protein (dry-matter)37.4%43.2%

First five ingredients

Blue Buffalo

  1. Deboned Chicken
  2. Chicken Meal
  3. Brown Rice
  4. Barley
  5. Oatmeal

Purina ONE

  1. Salmon
  2. chicken by-product meal
  3. corn protein meal
  4. rice flour
  5. chicken meal

Flags on the label

Blue Buffalo

No warning flags on this label.

Purina ONE

  • Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources

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