Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Poultry By-Product Meal, Rice, Whole Grain Corn, and Corn Gluten Meal.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (min.): 29%

Crude Fat (min.): 14%

Crude Fiber (max.): 3%

Moisture (max.): 12%

Calories: 3,791 kcal/kg, 423 kcal/cup

Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food Ingredients

Chicken, Poultry By-Product Meal, Rice, Whole Grain Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Corn Germ Meal, Vegetable Oil (Source Of Medium-Chain Triglycerides), Pearled Barley, Fish Meal, Dried Egg Product, Fish Oil, Natural Flavor, L-Arginine, Soybean Oil, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, 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, Thiamine Mononitrate, 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)], Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C), Dried Bacillus Coagulans Fermentation Product, Garlic Oil

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 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.

Poultry by-product meal is a high source of protein.

Rice is a grain and considered to be a better than average carbohydrate source (basically starch). Although not as rich in nutrients a brown rice, white rice also provides some proteins, vitamins and minerals.

The kind of minerals and vitamins that can be found in rice include Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin E.

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.

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.

Starch Meter

According to the guaranteed analysis, Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food has 29% protein, 14% fat, 3% fiber, and 12% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 37%.

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 Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food as 37%. 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>Pro Plan kibble has less starch ratio than the average.

Protein (29%)

Starch (37 %)

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