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Purina Dog Chow Natural Plus Vitamins & Minerals Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Purina Dog Chow Natural Plus Vitamins & Minerals Dry Dog Food are Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Beef Fat, and Soybean Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 41.5%.
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- fat
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- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Whole Grain Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Chicken By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from the parts of the chicken left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and…
Corn Gluten Meal
The protein-rich fraction left after corn is processed to remove its starch, germ and bran.
Beef Fat
Fat rendered from beef tissue.
Soybean Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,521 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 25.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 11.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 41.5%
413 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Beef Fat Naturally Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Soybean Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Chicken, Beef, Ground Rice, Natural Flavor, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, 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, 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 | 25.0% | 28.4% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 11.0% | 12.5% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.5% | 5.1% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 41.5% | 47.2% | HIGH |
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (413 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
6 FDA Recalls On Record
EL Elemental dry dog food, two additional lots (expansion) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
EL Elemental prescription dry dog food (8 lb, 20 lb) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
PPVD EN Gastroenteric Low Fat wet dog food 13.4 oz cans (contained Purina ONE True Instinct Turkey & Venison) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Beneful Prepared Meals, Beneful Chopped Blends and Pro Plan Savory Meals 10 oz wet dog food tubs, Best Before Jun-Aug 2017 Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Purina ONE beyOnd Our White Meat Chicken & Whole Barley Recipe Adult dry dog food, limited bags Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Showing the latest 5 of 6. None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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