Blue Buffalo Tastefuls Chicken Entrée Paté for Adult Cats
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- +151st ingredient is named chicken — Chicken WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- -10Unnamed fish ingredient ("fish oil") — fish oil WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Why this score
Every point traces to a published rule with its source — nothing hand-adjusted, nothing sponsored.
Nutritional adequacystarted at 100, landed at 100
No adjustments — clean slate on this pillar
Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 67
- +151st ingredient is named chicken — Chicken WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- -10Unnamed fish ingredient ("fish oil") — fish oil WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +21 whole fruits/veg/omega sources in the top 12 — sweet potato WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 97
- -8Thickener with contested gut-inflammation literature — informational deduction on wet formulas — carrageenan Review literature on degraded carrageenan and GI inflammation
- +5Natural preservation system — one bonus for the class — mixed tocopherols ACVN — preservative systems in pet food
Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 60
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Weighted total: 84
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Chicken
- 2Chicken Broth
- 3Chicken Liver
- 4Natural Flavor
- 5Brown Rice
- 6Sweet Potatoes
- 7Brewers Dried Yeast
- 8Powdered Cellulose
- 9Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
- 10Carrageenan
- 11Cassia Gum
- 12Guar Gum
- 13Potassium Chloride
- 14Taurine
- 15Salt
- 16Fish Oil
- 17Choline Chloride
- 18Iron Amino Acid Chelate
- 19Zinc Amino Acid Chelate
- 20Vitamin E Supplement
- 21Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1)
- 22Copper Amino Acid Chelate
- 23Manganese Amino Acid Chelate
- 24Sodium Selenite
- 25Niacin Supplement (Vitamin B3)
- 26Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5)
- 27Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)
- 28Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2)
- 29Vitamin A Supplement
- 30Biotin (Vitamin B7)
- 31Potassium Iodide
- 32Vitamin D3 Supplement
- 33Vitamin B12 Supplement
- 34Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)
- 35preserved with Mixed Tocopherols
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 10% | 45.5% |
| Crude fat | 8% | 36.4% |
| Crude fiber | 2% | 9.1% |
| Moisture | 78% | — |
| Taurine | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
1280 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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