Purina Beneful Originals Farm-Raised Beef Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Purina Beneful Originals Farm-Raised Beef Dry Dog Food are Beef, Whole Grain Corn, Barley, Rice, and Whole Grain Wheat. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 41.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Whole Grain Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Rice
The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.
Whole Grain Wheat
Wheat with the bran, germ and endosperm all left intact, rather than the refined endosperm alone.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,547 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 23.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 14.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 41.0%
346 kcal per cup. This food is 86% 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
Beef, whole grain corn, barley, rice, whole grain wheat, corn gluten meal, chicken by-product meal, beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, soybean meal, oat meal, glycerin, egg and chicken flavor, calcium carbonate, 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., natural flavor, potassium chloride, dried spinach, dried peas, dried carrots, iron oxide (color), MINERALS [zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], choline chloride, 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)], L-Lysine monohydrochloride
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 | 23.0% | 26.7% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 12.0% | 14.0% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.0% | 4.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 41.0% | 47.7% | 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 GRAIN-FREE | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 26.7% | 27.3% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 48% | 46% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 41.0% | 40.0% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 346 | 351 | 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.