Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Beef & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food

Top 4 ingredients of Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Beef & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food are Beef, Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, and Corn Gluten Meal.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (min.): 26%

Crude Fat (min.): 16%

Crude Fiber (max.): 3%

Moisture (max.): 12%

Calories: 3,963 kcal/kg, 379 kcal/cup

Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Beef & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food Ingredients

Beef, Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Corn Gluten Meal, Poultry By-Product Meal (Source Of Glucosamine), Soybean Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Beef Fat Preserved with Mixed-tocopherols, Dried Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp, Fish Meal (Source Of Glucosamine), Natural Flavor, Glycerin, Calcium Carbonate, Wheat Bran, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Soybean Oil, Salt, Potassium Chloride, 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)], Minerals [Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Choline Chloride, 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.

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.

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 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.

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 Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Beef & Rice Formula 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 Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Beef & Rice Formula 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>Pro Plan kibble has less starch ratio than the average.

Protein (26%)

Starch (38 %)

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