Purina One SmartBlend Small Breed Lamb & Rice Formula Adult Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Purina One SmartBlend Small Breed Lamb & Rice Formula Adult Dry Dog Food are Lamb, Chicken Meal, Rice Flour, Corn Gluten Meal, and Whole Grain Corn.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (min.): 28%

Crude Fat (min.): 17%

Crude Fiber (max.): 3%

Moisture (max.): 12%

Calories: 4,093 kcal/kg, 406 kcal/cup

Purina One SmartBlend Small Breed Lamb & Rice Formula Adult Dry Dog Food Ingredients

Lamb (Source Of Glucosamine), Chicken Meal (Source Of Glucosamine), Rice Flour, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Soybean Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Beef Fat Naturally Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Oatmeal, Liver Flavor, Glycerin, Calcium Carbonate, Soybean Oil, Salt, Caramel Color, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, 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), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Biotin (Vitamin B-7)], Choline Chloride, Taurine, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], L-lysine Monohydrochloride

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

Lamb is a high-quality protein source that is commonly used in dog kibble. It is a rich source of essential amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein. These amino acids support healthy muscle growth and maintenance, and help to maintain a healthy immune system.

Lamb is also a good source of vitamins B12 and B6, as well as zinc and iron, which are essential for maintaining overall health and well-being.

Chicken Meal is a dry, rendered product from whole chickens that has been through some processing to remove water and fat. It looks like brown flour, and it's a highly concentrated protein/mineral resource.

Chicken meal is basically chicken with a longer storage time. It's a protein-rich food and also Vitamin B12, Tryptophan, Choline, Zinc, Iron, and Copper resource. However, it's an already processed material in dog food manufacturing and makes the food ultra-processed.

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 Breed Lamb & Rice Formula Adult Dry Dog Food has 28% protein, 17% fat, 3% fiber, and 12% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 35%.

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 Breed Lamb & Rice Formula Adult Dry Dog Food as 35%. Basically, around one third 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 (28%)

Starch (35 %)

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