Blue Buffalo Mature Cat Food

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Blue Buffalo Mature Cat Food

Blue Buffalo Mature Cat Food is made and manufactured by The BLUE Buffalo Co. Blue Buffalo Mature Cat Food is part of the BLUE Longevity brand.
 

Blue Buffalo Mature Cat Food Review

We are going to take a look at the first five ingredients of Blue Buffalo Mature Cat Food. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of cat food. The ingredients before the first fat source usually make up the vast majority of the cat food.
 

    Deboned Whitefish, Salmon Meal (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Menhaden Fish Meal (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Whole Ground Brown Rice, Whole Ground Barley, Peas, Oatmeal, Eggs, Potatoes, Natural Fish Flavor,Chicken Fat (naturally preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Oat Bran, Carrots, Spinach, Broccoli, Tomatoes (natural source of Lycopene), Apples, Cranberries, Blueberries, Flaxseed (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Barley Grass, Turmeric, Rice Bran, Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Alfalfa, Parsley, Salt, Sunflower Oil (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Salmon Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), L-Lysine, Taurine, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Niacin (Vitamin B3), d-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Biotin (Vitamin B7), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Black Malted Barley, Choline Chloride, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecium, Rosemary Extract.

    First Five Ingredients Analysis:

    1. Deboned Whitefish
    2. Salmon Meal
    3. Menhaden Fish Meal
    4. Whole Ground Brown Rice
    5. Whole Ground Barley
    Whitefish is any of several deepwater fishes of the family Coregonidae.

    Salmon Meal - The clean, dried, ground tissue of undecomposed whole fish or fish cuttings, either or both, with or without the extraction of part of the oil. It must contain not more than 10% moisture. If it contains more than 3% salt (NaCl), the amount of salt must constitute a part of the product name, provided that in no case must the salt content of this product exceed 7%.

    Menhaden Fish Meal - The clean, dried, ground tissue of undecomposed whole fish or fish cuttings, either or both, with or without the extraction of part of the oil. It must contain not more than 10% moisture. If it contains more than 3% salt (NaCl), the amount of salt must constitute a part of the product name, provided that in no case must the salt content of this product exceed 7%. Whole Ground Brown Rice - the entire product obtained by grinding the rice kernels after the hulls have been removed.

    Whole Ground Barley - consists of at least 80 percent sound barley and must not contain more than 3 percent heat-damaged kernels, 6 percent foreign material, 20 percent other grains or 10 percent wild oats.

    Crude Protein 32.0% min

    Crude Fat 8.0% min

    Crude Fiber 4.0% max

    Moisture 10.0% max

    Taurine 0.10% min

    Ash 7.0% max

    Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.40% min Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 1.25% min

    *Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.

Blue Buffalo Mature Cat Food Consumer Ratings

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Rating (out of 10)

Overall Ingredients


This score is based on ALL ingredients
 9

First Five Ingredients


This score is based on the first five ingredients
 8

Protein Content


This score is based on the total meat protein content
 8

Grain Content


More Grains = Lower score and No Grains= 10
 7

Total

 8
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