Purina Beneful Grain-Free Farm-Raised Chicken Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Purina Beneful Grain-Free Farm-Raised Chicken Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Pea Starch, Cassava Root Flour, Chicken Meal, and Soybean Germ Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 40.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Pea Starch
The starch fraction separated out from peas after the protein and fiber are removed.
Cassava Root Flour
Flour milled from the cassava root, used as a grain-free carbohydrate and binder.
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Soybean Germ Meal
The germ fraction of the soybean, separated during processing.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,542 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 13.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 40.0%
351 kcal per cup. This food is 88% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, pea starch, cassava root flour, chicken meal, soybean germ meal, soybean meal, canola meal, beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, dried beet pulp, natural flavor, soybean oil, mono and dicalcium phosphate, salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., blueberries, dried pumpkin, dried spinach, potassium chloride, choline chloride, calcium carbonate, taurine, MINERALS [zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], VITAMINS [Vitamin E supplement, niacin (Vitamin B-3), Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), menadione sodium bisulfite complex (Vitamin K), folic acid (Vitamin B-9), biotin (Vitamin B-7)]
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 24.0% | 27.3% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 13.0% | 14.8% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 40.0% | 45.5% | HIGH |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Purina>Beneful range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | PURINA BENEFUL HEALTHY | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 27.3% | 32.6% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 46% | 40% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 40.0% | 34.0% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 351 | 352 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Purina>Beneful. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.