Purina One SmartBlend Large Breed Adult Formula Premium Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Purina One SmartBlend Large Breed Adult Formula Premium Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Rice Flour, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, and Whole Grain Wheat.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (min.): 26%

Crude Fat (min.): 12%

Crude Fiber (max.): 4.5%

Moisture (max.): 12%

Calories: 3,839 kcal/kg, 355 kcal/cup

Purina One SmartBlend Large Breed Adult Formula Premium Dry Dog Food Ingredients

Chicken, Rice Flour, Chicken By-Product Meal (Source Of Glucosamine), Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Soybean Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Beef Fat Naturally Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Pea Fiber, Oatmeal, Glycerin, Liver Flavor, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Caramel Color, Potassium Citrate, Dried Carrots, Dried Peas, Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Biotin (Vitamin B-7)], Potassium Chloride, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Choline Chloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Vitamin C), L-lysine Monohydrochloride, Sulfur.

We specified the salt's position and marked it to help you evaluate the ingredients better with The Salt Divider.

organic chicken as a dog food ingredient

Chicken by-products meal as a dog food ingredient

Chicken is an excellent source of healthy protein for dogs. It is filled with essential amino acids to build strong muscles and help to maintain organs and tissue.

In addition to being a flavor that dogs love, chicken also delivers Omega 6 fatty acids that help sustain healthy skin and shiny coats along with B3 and B6 vitamins, phosphorous and selenium as well.

May be gluten free. This is characteristic of AvoDerm’s use of high quality grain ingredients that eschew the allergic content that might be contained in less attractive ingredients like corn and wheat.

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.

Whole Grain Wheat contains the entire grain, including the germ, bran and endosperm. This means that it has more antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber than regular wheat.

Starch Meter

According to the guaranteed analysis, Purina One SmartBlend Large Breed Adult Formula Premium Dry Dog Food has 26% protein, 12% fat, 4.5% fiber, and 12% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 40.5%.

The largest proportion of Carbohydrates in dog food is provided by starch and indeed dogs don't have carbohydrate requirement at all.

We calculated the starch ratio in Purina One SmartBlend Large Breed Adult Formula Premium Dry Dog Food as 40.5%. 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 Purina>One kibble has more starch ratio than the average.

Protein (26%)

Starch (40.5 %)

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