
Blue Buffalo
BLUE Wilderness - Indoor Hairball Chicken Recipe
Summary
Blue Buffalo BLUE Wilderness – Indoor Hairball Chicken Recipe is a dry formula for adult indoor cats designed to support hairball control, lean muscle maintenance, and overall well-being.
The first ingredient is deboned chicken, providing animal-based protein, with chicken meal and dried egg product contributing concentrated amino acids to help maintain strong muscles in less-active indoor cats.
At 38% crude protein and 16% fat, along with a metabolizable energy of 3674 kcal/kg, it delivers a high-protein profile that supports body condition when portion-controlled.
A targeted fiber system featuring powdered cellulose, psyllium husk, pea fiber, and a total crude fiber of 5% helps trap and move ingested hair through the gut, reducing hairball formation.
Fish meal supplies omega-3 fatty acids, while plant sources like flaxseed add additional fatty acids; the formula declares 0.5% minimum omega-3 and 2.5% minimum omega-6 to support skin, coat, and inflammatory balance.
LifeSource Bits—a cold-formed blend of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals—are included to help support immune health, life-stage needs, and oxidative balance while protecting heat-sensitive nutrients during manufacturing.
Dried chicory root provides prebiotic support, and dried fermentation products from Enterococcus faecium and Lactobacillus acidophilus are included to help maintain a healthy gut microbiota and digestive performance.
L-carnitine supports fat metabolism for healthy weight maintenance in indoor cats, while DL-methionine contributes essential sulfur amino acids and helps maintain a favorable urinary environment.
The formula includes taurine at a minimum of 0.15% to support heart and eye health, and it avoids corn, wheat, soy, and artificial flavors, using mixed tocopherols as a natural preservative.
Fruits and botanicals such as blueberries, cranberries, turmeric, and rosemary oil add antioxidant support aligned with the product’s oxidative balance focus.
Nutrition
Ingredients
- Deboned Chicken
- Chicken Meal
- Pea Protein
- Tapioca Starch
- Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids)
- Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)
- Dried Egg Product
- Peas
- Powdered Cellulose
- Potato Starch
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To simplify the explanation, the calculation is based on three main criteria:
(1) Amount of protein (more is better)
(2) Amount of carbohydrates (less is better)
(3) Quality and source of ingredients.
Based on that 3 main criteria, 9 score calculation rules are used to compare the different foods.
One major assumption is that the closer an ingredient is to the top of the ingredient list, the greater its relative weight and contribution to the food.
In general, cat food is composed of protein, fats, carbohydrates, fibers, vitamins, and minerals.
Protein is the most important component in a cat's diet, and cats primarily get their protein from animal meat.
Fat is a primary source of energy and essential fatty acids.
Carbohydrates are controversial in a cat's diet, as cats are obligate carnivores and typically consume very few carbohydrates.
Fibers play an important role in digestion and food absorption, and vitamins and minerals are essential for different organism functions.
Dry matter values are used to compare the amount of nutrients in different cat foods. This means that moisture is excluded from the equation to provide a more accurate comparison.
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