BLUE Tastefuls Kitten Chicken & Brown Rice
Blue Buffalo BLUE Tastefuls Kitten Chicken & Brown Rice is a dry kitten food with grains. Its first ingredients are deboned chicken, chicken meal and menhaden fish meal. It has an Ingredients score of 73/100, a Nutrition score of 9.4/10 and nothing on our Avoid List. The lowest price we found is $4.57/lb (7 lb bag at Chewy).
Label checked Oct 29, 2026 · Price checked Oct 29, 2026
How It Scores
The first 5 ingredients count for 70%, the rest for 30%.
- Deboned Chicken
- 5 / 5
- Named animal protein
- Chicken Meal
- 5 / 5
- Named animal protein
- Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids)
- 5 / 5
- Named animal protein
- Brown Rice
- 2 / 5
- Grain, potato or other carb source
- Barley
- 2 / 5
- Grain, potato or other carb source
- Other ingredients
- 3.2 / 5
- Average of the other 63 ingredients
Avoid List
0The label lists none of the additives we count.
The number of unwanted additives on the label, counted separately from the two scores: 0 is best. How we score
Kitten targets. Values as listed on the label.
- Protein 36%
- 4.4 / 5
- Full points between 39% and 49%
- Fat 20%
- 5 / 5
- Full points between 15% and 22%
- Carbohydrates 15%
- 5 / 5
- Full points between 15% and 25%. Total carbohydrates on the label minus dietary fiber.
- Fiber 9.5%
- not scored
- Shown for information.
What Is in It
Dry matter means the food with the water taken out. It lets you compare foods with different moisture fairly.
| On the label | Dry matter | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein (min) | 36% | 39.6% |
| Fat (min) | 20% | 22% |
| Dietary fiber (max) | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| Ash | not listed | - |
| Carbohydrates (max) | 24.5% | 26.9% |
| Moisture (max) | 9% | - |
| Calories | 440 kcal/cup | |
Label numbers are limits, not exact amounts: protein and fat are minimums, fiber and moisture are maximums.
This bag uses the new US label format, which lists carbohydrates and dietary fiber directly.
First 5 Ingredients
Ingredients are listed by weight, heaviest first. The first few usually make up most of the food.
- Deboned Chicken
- Chicken Meal
- Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids)
- Brown Rice
- Barley
All Ingredients (Label Order)
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal (source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Brown Rice, Barley, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Pea Protein, Peas, Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, Fish Oil (source of ARA-Arachidonic Acid and DHA-Docosahexaenoic Acid), Powdered Cellulose, Flaxseed (source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), DL-Methionine, Calcium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Calcium Sulfate, Potatoes, Dried Chicory Root, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Taurine, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Pea Fiber, Alfalfa Nutrient Concentrate, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Supplement, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, Vegetable Juice for color, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Sulfate, Blueberries, Cranberries, Barley Grass, Parsley, Turmeric, Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Copper Amino Acid Chelate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), L-Lysine, Biotin (Vitamin B7), Vitamin A Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Dried Yeast, Dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, Dried Aspergillus niger fermentation extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Oil of Rosemary
Estimated Monthly Cost
We could not find the maker's feeding chart, so there is no monthly estimate. Price per pound in the cheapest bag: $4.57.
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Last checked: Oct 29, 2026 ·Maker's page ·Suggest a correction