Quick Analysis
Ingredients:
Nutrition:
Potential Allergens: seafood and eggs
Est. Calories: 113 cal/100g
Price: $$$$
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Overall, BLUE Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe - Kitten is an above average cat food, earning 7 out of a possible 10 paws based on its nutritional analysis and ingredient list. For more information on our cat food analysis techniques, please click here.
Ingredient Analysis
When evaluating a cat food, the first five ingredients can tell you a lot about the quality of a product as they make up the bulk of the product. Ideally, you're looking for quality protein sources with a minimum of cheap starches, fillers or by-products. Continuing down the ingredient list, look for ingredients that resemble real food with a minimal number of unpronounceable chemicals - the same as you would for human food.
BLUE Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe - Kitten includes the following:
Quality Ingredients
- chicken
- chicken liver
Questionable Ingredients
- guar gum
- carrageenan
Potential Allergens
- dried egg product
- salmon oil
Note - a bolded ingredient in the above tables indicates it is one of the first five ingredients listed by the product manufacturer.
In this case, BLUE Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe - Kitten's most plentiful ingredient listed is chicken, which is considered a quality protein source. It also contains chicken liver as additional quality protein sources.
Additionally, it's worth noting that this product does not list either by-products nor bulk-adding fillers within its top ingredients. By-products are considered inferior, lesser quality ingredients. Common fillers typically used to add bulk to the product are not required in your cat's diet. Together, their combined absence may be indicative of a higher quality product.
Please also be aware that this product contains guar gum and carrageenan, which are additives that some experts claim may be possible contributors to certain medical conditions in cats.
Allergen alert: This product contains salmon oil and dried egg product which may be problematic for cats who suffer from seafood or eggs food allergies.
Nutritional Analysis*
Compared to the other 2877 cat foods in our database, BLUE Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe - Kitten has:
- an average amount of protein
- significantly fewer carbohydrates than average
- significantly more fat than average
- an average amount of fiber
In general, cats have been shown to do better with a higher protein, medium fat, lower carb diet with sufficient moisture. However, specialty diets as recommended by your veterinarian may prioritize a different nutritional breakdown.
Calorie Breakdown
Using the calculations provided by the AAFCO, BLUE Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe - Kitten has approximately 113 calories per 100g (32 calories/ounce), which is considerably more calories compared to the average of the other wet cat foods in the CatFoodDB.
All the product information on this page is based on data collected from the manufacturer's product website as retrieved on January 7, 2023.
The authoritative source for ingredient lists and nutritional analysis for any pet food is always the pet food manufacturer.
Ingredients
Ingredients as published by the cat food manufacturer:
Chicken, Chicken Broth, Chicken Liver, Dried Egg Product, Salmon Oil (source of DHA-Docosahexaenoic Acid), Flaxseed, Potatoes, Guar Gum, Natural Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Carrageenan, Cassia Gum, Magnesium Sulfate, Choline Chloride, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Sodium Selenite, Niacin Supplement (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin (Vitamin B7), Potassium Iodide, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), preserved with Mixed Tocopherols
Guaranteed Analysis
Nutritional information as published by the cat food manufacturer.*
Protein:(min)
10.5%
Fat:(min)
9.0%
Fiber:(max)
1.5%
Carbs:(est)
0.0%
Ash:(est)
3.0%
Moisture:(max)
78.0%
Dry Matter Analysis
The manufacturer's published guaranteed analysis values normalized for moisture content.
Protein:(min)
45%
Fat:(min)
38%
Fiber:(max)
6%
Carbs:(est)
0%
Ash:(est)
13%
Calories:(est)
113/100g
*Note that nutritional percentages reported are only estimated values, and are indicated as such as (est). Each cat food manufacturer is required by law to publish a Guaranteed Analysis, which defines each product's maximum values of fiber and moisture in addition to the minimum values of protein and fat contained within. Optionally, manufacturers may also publish a product's ash content. When they are not published an average of 3% ash for wet food, and 6% ash for dry food, will be used. Because exact nutritional percentages are not available and all calculated values (including carbohydrate percentages and calorie amounts) are determined using these minimum and maximum published values and therefore may differ from actual values. Any other manufacturer published values in a product's Guaranteed Analysis is done at the manufacture's discretion, and is not used in any of the calculations done by CatFoodDB.
Although a high score may be indicative of a higher-quality product it is not a guarantee. Similarly, a low score may or may not indicate an inferior product. The best food for your cat is the one that meets their individual needs.
