Purina Pro Plan Adult Large Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food

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

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (min.): 26%

Crude Fat (min.): 12%

Crude Fiber (max.): 4.5%

Moisture (max.): 12%

Calories: 3,688 kcal/kg 353 kcal/cup

Purina Pro Plan Adult Large Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food Ingredients

Chicken, Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Poultry By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Beef Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Barley, Dried Egg Product, Corn Germ Meal, Fish Meal, Natural Flavor, Glycerin, Fish Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Wheat Bran, Salt, Soybean Oil, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Citrate, 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), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Biotin (Vitamin B-7)], Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C), Dried Bacillus Coagulans Fermentation Product, Garlic Oil.

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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.

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 Large Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food has 26% protein, 12% fat, 4.5% fiber, and 12% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 40.5%.

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 Large Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food as 40.5%. 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 more starch ratio than the average.

Protein (26%)

Starch (40.5 %)

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