Label facts comparison

Baby BLUE Chicken & Oatmeal Small-Breed Puppy Food vs Original Beef Dry Dog Food

Blue Buffalo and Instinct, compared on source-backed label facts. Public scoring is not active on comparison pages — neither product is placed above the other; the facts sit side by side so the trade-offs are readable.

Label fact	Blue Buffalo Baby BLUE Chicken & Oatmeal Small-Breed Puppy Food	Instinct Original Beef Dry Dog Food
Protein (min)	29%	35%
Fat (min)	17%	20.5%
Fiber (max)	5%	3%
Moisture (max)	10%	10%
Calories	3731 kcal/kg	4360 kcal/kg
First ingredients	Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Barley, Brown Rice	Beef, White Fish Meal, Herring Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Peas

Listed label values

Scaled to the larger listed value per axis. Larger means a larger listed amount — not better. Missing values stay at zero and are reported as not listed.

Baby BLUE Chicken & Oatmeal Small-Breed Puppy Food
Original Beef Dry Dog Food

Per-axis percentages for the compared items.
Axis	Baby BLUE Chicken & Oatmeal Small-Breed Puppy Food	Original Beef Dry Dog Food
Protein	29%	35%
Fat	17%	20.5%
Fiber	5%	3%
Carbs	Not listed	Not listed
Calories	417 kcal/cup	512 kcal/cup
Moisture	10% max	10% max

Differences worth noting

Original Beef Dry Dog Food lists a higher protein minimum (35% vs 29%). Whether that fits depends on the pet, not the number alone.
Original Beef Dry Dog Food is more calorie-dense (4360 vs 3731 kcal/kg) — feeding amounts differ accordingly.

Adjust this comparison Baby BLUE Chicken & Oatmeal Small-Breed Puppy Food details Original Beef Dry Dog Food details

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Label facts come from official sources and can change with reformulations. This page compares recorded facts only — it does not evaluate fit for an individual pet. For diet questions tied to a health condition, ask your veterinarian.