Life Protection Formula Adult Chicken & Brown Rice
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- Size
- 10.90 kg
- Food type
- Kibble
- Life stage
- Adult
- UPC
- Not recorded
- Brand
- Blue Buffalo
- Country
- United States
Intended use is not published by the manufacturer, so this is not presented as a complete diet
Share of scoring criteria backed by published evidence.
- Product type
- Other
- Complete & balanced
- NOT PUBLISHED
- Life stage
- NOT APPLICABLE
- Large breed growth
- NOT APPLICABLE
- Standard named by source
- NOT PUBLISHED
This product is scored against its stated purpose. It is not measured as a complete diet, and it is not penalised for being something it never claimed to be.
Protein
24%
Fat
14%
Estimated carbohydrate
40%
Processing
Extruded
Expert Summary
Feed Wise considers this a workable everyday option for Blue Buffalo Life Protection Formula Adult Chicken & Brown Rice, an extruded kibble formula built on chicken and chicken meal with a short, limited ingredient panel. The manufacturer publishes a nutritional adequacy statement, so it can be fed as a complete daily diet for adult maintenance. Supporting the rating, it is manufactured in United States and the label declares 24% crude protein.
What is actually in this food?
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat, Flaxseed, Fish Meal, Pea Fiber, Natural Flavor, Dried Tomato Pomace, Blueberries, Cranberries, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, LifeSource Bits
First 5 ingredients
1. Deboned Chicken
Tier A, exceptional food ingredient
Named Animal Protein
Named animal muscle meat. Highest value protein source in the FeedWise model.
2. Chicken Meal
Tier B, high quality supportive ingredient
Named Rendered Protein
Named rendered animal meal. Concentrated named animal protein, but rendered rather than whole.
3. Brown Rice
Tier C, moderate or neutral ingredient
Whole Carbohydrate
Whole carbohydrate source. Evaluated on position, quantity and combined plant load rather than treated as automatically poor.
4. Barley
Tier C, moderate or neutral ingredient
Whole Carbohydrate
Whole carbohydrate source. Evaluated on position, quantity and combined plant load rather than treated as automatically poor.
5. Oatmeal
Tier C, moderate or neutral ingredient
Whole Carbohydrate
Whole oat grain. A moderate glycemic whole carbohydrate.
Animal Protein Quality
11.7 / 25This is the largest single category in FeedWise. It looks at which animal ingredients are present, whether the species is named, whether organs, egg and named fats are included, and whether concentrated plant proteins are diluting the animal content.
- +8 / 8
Named animal protein first
Deboned Chicken is a named animal ingredient in position 1.
- +1.3 / 5
Animal Prominence Index
Animal Prominence Index 41 of 100. This is a FeedWise position-weighted measure of how far animal ingredients dominate the ingredient panel. It is a label-position index, not a manufacturer-disclosed recipe percentage.
- 0 / 2
Liver
No liver in the ingredient panel.
- 0 / 2
Heart
No heart in the ingredient panel.
- 0 / 2
Other appropriate organs
No additional organ meats identified.
- 0 / 1
Whole egg
No meaningful egg inclusion.
- +1 / 2
Named animal or marine fats
Named animal or marine fat sources: Chicken Fat.
- NOT SCORED
Verified animal ingredient proportion
The manufacturer has not published an animal ingredient percentage. Excluded from the score rather than counted against the product.
- 0
Plant protein dilution
No concentrated plant proteins detected.
Ingredient Quality
12.5 / 20Every ingredient is classified into a quality tier and weighted by its position on the label, so ingredient number one counts far more than ingredient number fifteen.
- +14.5 / 20
Position weighted ingredient quality
15 food ingredients assessed by quality tier with early positions weighted most heavily. 1 fortifying nutrient or preservative excluded from the average.
- -2
Vague animal ingredients
Animal ingredients without an identified species: Fish Meal.
Carbohydrate and Plant Load
4 / 15- Estimated carbohydrate: 40 percent
- Pulse ingredients detected: Pea Fiber
- Plant protein concentrates: none
- Ingredient splitting: not detected
Estimated carbohydrate, calculated as 100 minus protein, fat, moisture, fibre and ash.
- +3 / 7
Carbohydrate burden
Calculated with a published ash value carbohydrate of 40 percent.
- +1 / 8
Ingredient based plant load
Plant load assessed as VERY HIGH. Carbohydrate bearing plant ingredients: Brown Rice (whole grain), Barley (whole grain), Oatmeal (whole grain), Pea Fiber (fibre ingredient), Dried Tomato Pomace (fibre ingredient), Sweet Potatoes (starchy vegetable).
How is it made?
5 / 10Processing method: Extruded. This category measures food integrity only. Raw handling safety is assessed separately under Safety and Quality Control, so a raw food can score well here and still lose safety points.
- +5 / 10
Processing method
Extruded processing. Food integrity only. Raw handling safety is assessed separately under Safety and Quality Control.
How transparent is the manufacturer?
4 / 10Animal species clearly identified
Not publicly verified
Ingredient sourcing disclosed
Not publicly verified
Country or region identified
Country or region of origin published: USA.
Manufacturing location identified
Not publicly verified
Detailed nutritional analysis
A detailed nutritional analysis is published.
Traceability information
Not publicly verified
Manufacturer provides sourcing detail
Not publicly verified
Overall formulation transparency
Not publicly verified
Marketing language alone does not count. Anything that has not been published is shown as not publicly verified rather than as a failure.
Nutritional Formulation
6 / 10Complete and balanced for the stated life stage
Not publicly verified
Feeding trial or validation
Not publicly verified
Intended use clearly stated
Not publicly verified
Guaranteed analysis published
A guaranteed analysis is published for this formula.
Calcium and phosphorus disclosed
Not publicly verified
Feeding guidance for supplemental use
Not publicly verified
Safety and Quality Control
3.3 / 10Batch testing
Not publicly verified
Pathogen testing
Not publicly verified
Supplier verification
Not publicly verified
Lot traceability
Not publicly verified
Nutrient verification
Not publicly verified
Manufacturing quality program
Not publicly verified
Recall context and corrective action
No recalls on file.
A recall alone does not destroy a score. Severity, cause, frequency, recency and documented corrective action are all considered.
What we could not verify
Unknown information is not treated as bad information. It is scored as unverified and it lowers the confidence rating instead.
- Verified animal ingredient percentage
- Ingredient sourcing evidence
- Manufacturing location
- Quality control and testing evidence
Where to Buy
Canadian retailers on record. Stock and price vary by store and province.
Guaranteed Analysis
As-fed basisAAFCO adult maintenance.
Certifications & Claims
Only certifications we can confirm from the brand's own documentation or the certifying body appear here. Nothing is assumed — if a program isn't listed, it isn't disclosed for this product.
FeedWise Findings
The FeedWise Verdict
Why it scored this way
- Intended use is not published by the manufacturer, so this is not presented as a complete diet
- Limited animal protein contribution relative to the plant content
- High carbohydrate load at 40 percent
- No concentrated plant protein inflating the protein figure
- Limited publicly verified sourcing information
Full score breakdown
| Animal Protein Quality | 11.7 / 25 |
| Ingredient Quality | 12.5 / 20 |
| Carbohydrate and Plant Load | 4 / 15 |
| Processing and Food Integrity | 5 / 10 |
| Transparency and Sourcing | 4 / 10 |
| Nutritional Formulation | 6 / 10 |
| Safety and Quality Control | 3.3 / 10 |
| Total | 46.5 / 100 |
FeedWise Score 4.7 · Below Average · High Confidence
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