Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Adult Dry Dog Food - Chicken & Brown Rice

Top findings

• +151st ingredient is named chicken — Deboned Chicken WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
• +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
• +8Named animal meal in the top 3 (Chicken Meal) — Chicken Meal WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food

Scored alternatives

Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.

• 94Farmhouse Chicken & Sweet PotatoKettle Creek
• 93Chicken & Oatmeal PuppyMeadow Farms
• 93Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken & Barley RecipeHill's Science Diet

Compare with

Closest-scored foods of the same species and form.

• vs Diamond Naturals All Life Stages Dog Chicken & Rice Formula
• vs Diamond Naturals Small Breed Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula
• vs Hill's Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe
• vs Hill's Science Diet Adult Large Breed Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe
• vs Hill's Science Diet Adult Light Small Bites Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe
• vs Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Salmon, Veggies & Brown Rice Recipe

Ingredients, as printed

Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.

1. 1Deboned Chicken
2. 2Chicken Meal
3. 3Brown Rice
4. 4Oatmeal
5. 5Barley
6. 6Peas
7. 7Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)
8. 8Dried Tomato Pomace
9. 9Natural Flavor
10. 10Flaxseed (source of Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acids)
11. 11Dried Yeast
12. 12Salt
13. 13Direct Dehydrated Alfalfa Pellets
14. 14Potassium Chloride
15. 15Dried Chicory Root
16. 16Alfalfa Nutrient Concentrate
17. 17Calcium Carbonate
18. 18Choline Chloride
19. 19L-Threonine
20. 20DL-Methionine
21. 21preserved with Mixed Tocopherols
22. 22Dried Sweet Potatoes
23. 23Carrots
24. 24Taurine
25. 25Zinc Amino Acid Chelate
26. 26Zinc Sulfate
27. 27Vegetable Juice for color
28. 28Ferrous Sulfate
29. 29Vitamin E Supplement
30. 30Iron Amino Acid Chelate
31. 31Glucosamine Hydrochloride
32. 32Blueberries
33. 33Cranberries
34. 34Barley Grass
35. 35Parsley
36. 36Turmeric
37. 37Dried Kelp
38. 38Yucca Schidigera Extract
39. 39Niacin (Vitamin B3)
40. 40Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5)
41. 41Copper Sulfate
42. 42Biotin (Vitamin B7)
43. 43L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C)
44. 44L-Lysine
45. 45Vitamin A Supplement
46. 46Copper Amino Acid Chelate
47. 47Manganese Sulfate
48. 48Manganese Amino Acid Chelate
49. 49Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1)
50. 50Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
51. 51Vitamin D3 Supplement
52. 52Vitamin B12 Supplement
53. 53Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)
54. 54Calcium Iodate
55. 55Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)
56. 56Sodium Selenite
57. 57Oil of Rosemary

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