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

Top 5 ingredients of Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Turkey & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food are Turkey, Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Poultry By-Product Meal, and Soybean Meal.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (min.): 26%

Crude Fat (min.): 16%

Crude Fiber (max.): 3%

Moisture (max.): 12%

Calories: 4,017 kcal/kg, 427 kcal/cup

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

Turkey, Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Poultry By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Beef Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Dried Egg Product, Fish Meal, Natural Flavor, Glycerin, Wheat Bran, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Soybean Oil, Potassium Chloride, Minerals [Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], 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, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Vitamin C), Dried Bacillus Coagulans Fermentation Product, L-lysine Monohydrochloride, Garlic Oil.

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

Turkey is a less common protein source for dog food. It’s not likely to cause any issues since a dog would be less likely to have encountered it before. It’s considered to be a good protein source.

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.

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

Is a high quality protein ingredient, though obviously less ideal than meat. Some critics contend that this kind of bean may cause allergic issues in canines, though opinions vary widely.

Starch Meter

According to the guaranteed analysis, Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Turkey & 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 Turkey & 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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