BLUE Wilderness Kitten Chicken
Blue Buffalo BLUE Wilderness Kitten Chicken is a grain-free dry kitten food. Its first ingredients are deboned chicken, chicken meal and pea protein. It has an Ingredients score of 67/100, a Nutrition score of 5/10 and nothing on our Avoid List. The lowest price we found is $6.00/lb (5 lb bag at Chewy).
Label checked Oct 27, 2026 · Price checked Oct 27, 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
- Pea protein
- 2 / 5
- Legume
- Tapioca starch
- 1 / 5
- Starch or refined grain
- Fish meal (source of omega 3 fatty acids)
- 4 / 5
- Fish meal, species not named
- Other ingredients
- 3.3 / 5
- Average of the other 56 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 40%
- 5 / 5
- Full points between 39% and 49%
- Fat 20%
- 5 / 5
- Full points between 15% and 22%
- Carbohydrates 20.5%
- 5 / 5
- Full points between 15% and 25%. Our estimate: the label does not list ash.
- Fiber 3.5%
- not scored
- Shown for information.
- Unnamed animal source
- × 0.5
- fish meal does not name the animal. At least one is in the first 5 ingredients. Score before: 10/10.
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) | 40% | 44% |
| Fat (min) | 20% | 22% |
| Fiber (max) | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Ash | not listed | - |
| Carbohydrates (estimate) | 20.5% | 22.5% |
| Moisture (max) | 9% | - |
| Calories | 3,923 kcal/kg · 453 kcal/cup | |
Label numbers are limits, not exact amounts: protein and fat are minimums, fiber and moisture are maximums.
Labels do not list carbohydrates, and this one does not list ash either. We estimate carbohydrates by assuming 7% ash, a typical value for dry cat food, and subtracting everything else from 100.
First 5 Ingredients
Ingredients are listed by weight, heaviest first. The first few usually make up most of the food.
- deboned chicken
- chicken meal
- pea protein
- tapioca starch
- fish meal (source of omega 3 fatty acids)
All Ingredients (Label Order)
deboned chicken, chicken meal, pea protein, tapioca starch, fish meal (source of omega 3 fatty acids), peas, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), dried egg product, flaxseed (source of omega 6 fatty acids), fish oil (source of dha-docosahexaenoic acid and ara-arachidonic acid), natural flavor, pea fiber, dicalcium phosphate, choline chloride, potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, dl-methionine, direct dehydrated alfalfa pellets, salt, potatoes, taurine, dried chicory root, alfalfa nutrient concentrate, calcium carbonate, calcium chloride, dried sweet potatoes, carrots, preserved with mixed tocopherols, calcium sulfate, vegetable juice for color, ferrous sulfate, niacin (vitamin b3), iron amino acid chelate, zinc amino acid chelate, zinc sulfate, vitamin e supplement, 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), calcium iodate, sodium selenite, oil of rosemary
Estimated Monthly Cost
Kittens eat more as they grow. By age, using the maker's daily amount and the cheapest bag.
The maker gives the daily amount as a range by age. We worked out the amount for each age from that range, so it is an estimate.
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Similar Price, Better Ingredients
Same age group, a higher Ingredients score, a Nutrition score no more than 0.5 lower and no more unwanted additives, at most 20% more per pound.
Data source: The maker's chart goes by age and kitten weight. We assumed typical weights (about 2 lb at 2 months, 5 lb at 4 months, 8 lb at 8 months), so these amounts are estimates.
Last checked: Oct 27, 2026 ·Maker's page ·Suggest a correction