Purina One SmartBlend Small Bites Beef & Rice Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food

Top 4 ingredients of Purina One SmartBlend Small Bites Beef & Rice Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food are Beef, Rice Flour, Corn Gluten Meal, and Whole Grain Corn.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (min.): 26%

Crude Fat (min.): 16%

Crude Fiber (max.): 3%

Moisture (max.): 12%

Calories: 4,046 kcal/kg, 388 kcal/cup

Purina One SmartBlend Small Bites Beef & Rice Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food Ingredients

Beef (Source Of Glucosamine), Rice Flour, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal (Source Of Glucosamine), Beef Fat Naturally Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Soybean Meal, Oatmeal, Whole Grain Wheat, Liver Flavor, Glycerin, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Caramel Color, Potassium Chloride, Soybean Oil, 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)], Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Choline Chloride, L-lysine Monohydrochloride, Sulfur.

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

Beef is a common ingredient in dog kibble due to its high protein content and palatability. It is a rich source of essential nutrients, including vitamins B12 and B6, as well as zinc and iron. These nutrients support healthy muscle growth and maintenance, and help to maintain a healthy immune system.

In addition, beef is a good source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which support healthy skin and coat.

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.

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 Corn contains bran, cereal germ, and endosperm as a whole instead of just the endosperm. Corn is a fibrous grain and it provides easily digestible carbohydrates that makes it a key energy source. Also corn has linoleic acid, an essential omega-6 fatty acid to maintain healthy skin, coat and immune system.

Starch Meter

According to the guaranteed analysis, Purina One SmartBlend Small Bites Beef & Rice Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food has 26% protein, 16% fat, 3% fiber, and 12% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 38%.

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 Small Bites Beef & Rice Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food as 38%. 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 less starch ratio than the average.

Protein (26%)

Starch (38 %)

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