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DOGFOOD.BOTA bowl-first index
· Section 04 · The lab ·

Read the
label like
a vet would.

Pick two foods. We line up the kcal, the protein source, the first five ingredients, and the quality flags. No buzzwords. No marketing. Just the panel.

Bowl A

Blue Buffalo

Life Protection — Chicken & Brown Rice

vs
Bowl B

Kirkland Signature

Nature's Domain Salmon Meal & Sweet Potato

Guaranteed analysis

Calories / cup369 kcal
Rating (community)4.4 / 5
Primary proteinChicken

First 5 ingredients

  1. 01Deboned chicken
  2. 02Brown rice
  3. 03Barley
  4. 04Oatmeal
  5. 05Chicken meal

Guaranteed analysis

Calories / cup363 kcal
Rating (community)4.6 / 5
Primary proteinSalmon

First 5 ingredients

  1. 01Salmon meal
  2. 02Sweet potatoes
  3. 03Peas
  4. 04Potatoes
  5. 05Canola oil

Quality flags · Blue Buffalo

  • ✓No by-products
  • —Grain-free option
  • ✓Real meat first
  • ✓Single-source protein
  • ✓Energy-dense (≥360 kcal/cup)

Quality flags · Kirkland Signature

  • ✓No by-products
  • ✓Grain-free option
  • ✓Real meat first
  • ✓Single-source protein
  • ✓Energy-dense (≥360 kcal/cup)