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blue Buffalo

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Carrageenan).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 Dec 2023

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Chicken51.5%No flag›
  • Chicken broth24.2%No flag
  • Chicken liver12.1%No flag›
  • Potatoes6.1%No flag›
  • Bacon3%No flag
  • Dried egg product1.5%No flag
  • Cheese0.8%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E4120.4%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.2%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium chloride · E508<0.1%No flag
  • Cassia gum · E427<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Zinc amino acid chelateNo flag
  • Iron amino acid chelateNo flag
  • Choline chlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin e supplementNo flag
  • Copper amino acid chelateNo flag
  • Manganese amino acid chelateNo flag
  • Sodium seleniteNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Cobalt amino acid chelateNo flag
  • Niacin supplementNo flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E375No flag
  • Calcium pantothenateNo flag›
  • Pantothenic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin a supplementNo flag
  • Riboflavin supplementNo flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • BiotinNo flag›
  • BiotinNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12 supplementNo flag
  • Potassium lodideNo flag
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Vitamin d3 supplementNo flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • GuaranteedNo flag
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chicken, chicken broth, chicken liver, potatoes, bacon, dried egg product, dried cheese, guar gum, carrageenan, natural flavor, potassium chloride, cassia gum, salt, zinc amino acid chelate, iron amino acid chelate, choline chloride, vitamin e supplement, copper amino acid chelate, manganese amino acid chelate, sodium selenite, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), cobalt amino acid chelate, niacin supplement (vitamin b3), calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), vitamin a supplement, riboflavin supplement (vitamin b2), biotin (vitamin b7), vitamin b12 supplement, potassium lodide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), vitamin d3 supplement, folic acid (vitamin b9), guaranteed

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 Dec 2023

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 critical · 6 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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