Purina Dog Chow High Protein with Real Lamb Dry Dog Food
Top 4 ingredients of Purina Dog Chow High Protein with Real Lamb Dry Dog Food are Ground Yellow Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, and Meat and Bone Meal.
Purina Dog Chow High Protein with Real Lamb Dry Dog Food Ingredients
This ingredient is considered to be a kind of filler that is generally inexpensive, and can sometimes be allergenic for pets. The lower on the food ingredient list, the less likely it is to cause digestive issues in your pet.
Chicken By-Product Meal is rendered mix of less desirable parts (eg. gizzards, giblets, feet), internal organs (eg. lungs, spleen, liver, heart, kidneys) and bones of a chicken.
Chicken by-products are protein rich like chicken and also it's a natural source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine. However, it's an already processed material in dog food manufacturing and makes the food ultra-processed.
Corn Gluten Meal is the principal protein of corn. Despite the name, corn gluten does not contain true gluten which makes it 100% gluten-free indeed.
CGM has over 60% crude protein and good for digestibility.
Starch Meter
According to the guaranteed analysis, Purina Dog Chow High Protein with Real Lamb Dry Dog Food has 27% protein, 12% fat, 4% fiber, and 12% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 40%.
We calculated the starch ratio in Purina Dog Chow High Protein with Real Lamb Dry Dog Food as 40%. Basically, around two fifth (almost half) of the food you feed to {your dog} is starch.
Average starch ratio of dry dog foods on inthekibble.com is 38.67% - and that means this Dog Chow kibble has more starch ratio than the average.
