BLUE Organic Dry Cat Food

Sun, Jun 28, 2009

Blue Buffalo

The Good


Quality Ingredients

First and second ingredients are named meat ingredients

The Bad

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BLUE Organic Dry Cat Food

BLUE Organic Dry Cat Food is made and manufactured by The BLUE Buffalo Co. BLUE Organic Dry Cat Food is the sole recipe in the BLUE Organic product line.
 

BLUE Organic Dry Cat Food Review

We are going to take a look at the first five ingredients of BLUE Organic Dry 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.
 

    Organic Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Organic Brown Rice, Organic Oatmeal, Organic Ground Barley, Salmon Meal (source of Natural Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Organic Dried Egg, Organic Canola Oil, Organic Ground Millet, Potatoes, Natural Chicken Flavor, Organic Peas, Organic Cranberries, Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Caramel, Potassium Chloride, Organic Sunflower Oil (source of Natural Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Choline Chloride, Taurine, Salt, Organic Kelp Meal, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dicalcium Phosphate, Alfalfa Meal, Natural Mixed Tocopherols, Turmeric, Organic Parsley, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Cobalt Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Cobalt), Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Aspergillus Niger, Enterococcus faecum, Trichoderma longbrachiatum, Bacillus subtilus.

    First Five Ingredients Analysis:

    1. Organic Deboned Chicken
    2. Chicken Meal
    3. Organic Brown Rice
    4. Organic Oatmeal
    5. Organic Ground Barley
    Organic Deboned Chicken - the clean combination of flesh and skin with or without accompanying bone, derived from the parts or whole carcasses of chicken or a combination thereof, exclusive of feathers, heads, feet and entrails.

    Chicken Meal - chicken which has been ground or otherwise reduced in particle size.

    Organic Brown Rice - unpolished rice after the kernels have been removed. Not a complete AAFCO definition.

    Organic Oatmeal - Oatmeal is Oatmeal...

    Organic 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 30.0% min

    Crude Fat 14.0% min

    Crude Fiber 4.0% max

    Moisture 10.0% max

    Ash 7.0% max

    Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.37% min

    Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 1.44% min

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

BLUE Organic Dry Cat Food Consumer Ratings

Are you a consumer of BLUE Organic Dry Cat Food? If so please take the time to rate BLUE Organic Dry Cat Food. This will make it easier for people who are looking to purchase BLUE Organic Dry Cat Food.

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Rating: 8.4/10 (10 votes cast)

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
 8

Total

 8.25
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