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PURINA>DOG CHOW

Purina Dog Chow Complete Adult with Real Beef Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Purina Dog Chow Complete Adult with Real Beef Dry Dog Food are Whole Grain Corn, Poultry By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Beef Fat, and Soybean Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 46.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 21.0%, fat 10.0%, fibre 4.5%, moisture 12.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 46.5%
21%
10%
12%
47%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 46.5% of this cup, above the site average. Protein comes in at 21.0%. One cup carries 421 kcal.
PROTEIN
21.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
46.5%
KCAL / CUP
421
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FIRST 4 OF 23 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,600 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
21.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
10.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.5%
Moisture (max.)
12.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
46.5%

421 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

SALT DIVIDER

Whole Grain Corn, Poultry By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Beef Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Soybean Meal, Meat And Bone Meal, Ground Rice, Beef, Egg And Chicken Flavor, Natural 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., Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, L-lysine Monohydrochloride, 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)], Yellow 6, Yellow 5, L-tryptophan, Red 40, Blue 2

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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 21.0% 23.9% LOW
FAT 10.0% 11.4% n/a
FIBRE 4.5% 5.1% n/a
CARB (EST.) 46.5% 52.8% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 46.5% ARCHIVE AVG 37.84%
HOW MUCH TO FEED
PER DAY
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KCAL
THIS FOOD
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CUPS / DAY

Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

BENCHMARK

Against The Line

Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Purina>Dog Chow range and the archive average.

METRIC THIS RECIPE PURINA DOG CHOW ARCHIVE AVG
PROTEIN, DM 23.9% 23.9% 32.3%
CARB, DM 53% 53% 39%
STARCH RATIO 46.5% 46.5% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 421 416 384
RECALL HISTORY // PURINA>DOG CHOW

No FDA Recalls On Record

We have not matched any FDA recall to Purina>Dog Chow. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log

One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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