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Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Senior Dry Dog Food package
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Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Senior Dry Dog Food

Blue Buffalolisted recordUS · Dry kibble

Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Small Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Senior Dry Dog Food is a retailer-listed US dry dog food. Label facts retain their source basis and explicit unknowns.

Label review pendingUpdated Oct 23, 2026Revision 1

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Standard feeding cost
Unknownper 1,000 kcal · eligible dated offer
Calorie density
3,532kcal / kg as fed
Nutritional adequacy
UnknownRead the exact statement below
Ingredient score
80/100Ingredient naming specificity

Suitability & adequacy

The exact adequacy statement is unknown. This record cannot establish life-stage suitability.
Labelled life stages
Unknown
Large-breed growth explicitly supported
unknown
Substantiation method
unknown
Formulation record
f-major-blue-buffalo-e9997b42a821af5e-1476bfae8ec6c204 · effective Unknown

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Nutrition & estimates

Label minima and maxima are guarantees, not typical measured values. Dry-matter and per-calorie conversions remain estimates; they do not become laboratory results.

Label nutrition and calculated estimates
NutrientLabel valueDry matter estimatePer 1,000 kcal estimate
proteinminimum23%as fed25.6%65.1 g
fatminimum13%as fed14.4%36.8 g
fibermaximum6%as fed6.7%17.0 g
moisturemaximum10%as fed——
ashUnknown——
calciumminimum0.9%as fed1.0%2.5 g
phosphorusminimum0.7%as fed0.8%2.0 g
sodiumUnknown——
EPAUnknown——
DHAminimum0.1%as fed0.1%0.3 g

“—” means a supported conversion is unavailable or not applicable. No ash or carbohydrate value is assumed. How to read these estimates

Ingredients on the label

First ten ingredients

Listed in descending weight order when added. Water content affects rank; position alone does not show nutrient contribution. About label order.

  1. Deboned Chicken
  2. Chicken Meal
  3. Brown Rice
  4. Oatmeal
  5. Barley
  7. Dried Tomato Pomace
  8. Natural Flavor
  9. Chicken Fat
    1. Mixed Tocopherols
  10. Flaxseed

Select a highlighted ingredient to read why it is flagged. Flags cover specific documented concerns, not every possible risk. Unflagged does not mean proven safe. 64 of 65 label terms link to the catalog.

All remaining ingredients (53)
  1. Dried Egg Product
  2. Fish Oil
  3. Dried Yeast
  4. Miscanthus Grass
  5. Potassium Chloride
  6. Salt
  7. Calcium Carbonate
  8. Direct Dehydrated Alfalfa Pellets
  9. Dried Chicory Root
  10. Choline Chloride
  11. Alfalfa Nutrient Concentrate
  12. Dicalcium Phosphate
  13. Taurine
  14. Vitamin E Supplement
  15. L-Threonine
  16. Preservatives
    1. Mixed Tocopherols
  17. DL-Methionine
  18. Dried Sweet Potatoes
  19. Carrots
  20. L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate
  21. L-Carnitine
  22. Zinc Amino Acid Chelate
  23. Zinc Sulfate
  24. Vegetable Juice for color
  25. Glucosamine Hydrochloride
  26. Ferrous Sulfate
  27. Iron Amino Acid Chelate
  28. Blueberries
  29. Cranberries
  30. Barley Grass
  31. Parsley
  32. Turmeric
  33. Dried Kelp
  34. Yucca Schidigera Extract
  35. Niacin
  36. Calcium Pantothenate
  37. L-Lysine
  38. Copper Sulfate
  39. Biotin
  40. Vitamin A Supplement
  41. Copper Amino Acid Chelate
  42. Manganese Sulfate
  43. Chondroitin Sulfate
  44. Manganese Amino Acid Chelate
  45. Thiamine Mononitrate
  46. Riboflavin
  47. Vitamin D3 Supplement
  48. Vitamin B12 Supplement
  49. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  50. Calcium Iodate
  51. Folic Acid
  52. Sodium Selenite
  53. Oil of Rosemary
Original label wording

Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Barley, Peas, Dried Tomato Pomace, Natural Flavor, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Flaxseed (source of Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acids), Dried Egg Product, Fish Oil (source of DHA-Docosahexaenoic Acid), Dried Yeast, Miscanthus Grass, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Direct Dehydrated Alfalfa Pellets, Dried Chicory Root, Choline Chloride, Alfalfa Nutrient Concentrate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Threonine, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, DL-Methionine, Dried Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), L-Carnitine, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Sulfate, Vegetable Juice for color, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Blueberries, Cranberries, Barley Grass, Parsley, Turmeric, Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), L-Lysine, Copper Sulfate, Biotin (Vitamin B7), Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Sulfate, Chondroitin Sulfate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Sodium Selenite, Oil of Rosemary.

chicken
explicit
beef
ambiguous
fish
derived
lamb
ambiguous

“Not listed” does not establish allergy safety. Derived ingredients and ambiguous animal sources are distinguished; cross-contact control may be unknown. Understand exclusions

Packages & buying options

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Package sizes and offers are not documented in this record. Visit the cited manufacturer source for current availability.

Cost is an estimate, not a feeding prescription. Conditional discounts remain separate from standard prices.

Safety checks & information gaps

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What remains unknown

  • Formulation effective date is not supplied; retrieval date is the observation date. A product-listing publication date does not establish when this formulation took effect.
  • Automated source extraction has not received independent veterinary or human editorial review; evidence score is unpublished.
  • Catalog presence does not establish recall-free status or clinical suitability.
  • No publication date was extracted from matching retailer product metadata; source publication date remains unknown.
  • Exact nutritional adequacy statement was not provided in accessible label text; life stage and completeness remain unconfirmed.
  • Large-breed growth eligibility is unconfirmed; product naming is not used as adequacy evidence.
  • No variant-specific dated offers were normalized; prices and feeding costs remain unknown.
  • Label text is supplied by a retailer; the current manufacturer label was not independently retrieved. Retailer assortment does not establish the manufacturer's complete range.

Recipe identity and formulation identity are recorded separately. The current published revision does not establish the contents of an older bag. Check its label and lot code.

Sources & dates

Manufacturer statements describe the label; they are not independent clinical findings. Check your bag for the current formulation.

  1. petsmart.comretailer · retrieved Oct 23, 2026 · publication date unknown

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