Purina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Purina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Rice, Corn Protein Meal, Poultry By-Product Meal, and Soybean Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 33.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Rice
The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.
Corn Protein Meal
Poultry By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from poultry parts left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and frames, excluding feathers…
Soybean Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.
Our read The ingredients
A plausible gut nudge in a small-dog blend
Signature feature
Guaranteed live probiotics
Fortified with guaranteed live probiotics for digestive and immune health
What it is A dried Bacillus coagulans culture in the kibble blend. It sits near the end of the ingredient list, below salt.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
B. coagulans forms hardy spores that survive storage, so Purina's gut claim has a plausible mechanism. Its low placement makes this a small digestive nudge, not a fix for chronic symptoms.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Chicken leads, but three other protein sources are also in the first five. The protein comes from several sources.
- 1 Chicken
- 3 corn protein meal
- 4 poultry by-product meal
- 5 soybean meal
- 18 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,075 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 29.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 17.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 33.0%
397 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, rice, corn protein meal, poultry by-product meal, soybean meal, beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, whole grain corn, whole grain wheat, corn germ meal, dried egg product, dried yeast, natural flavor, fish oil, glycerin, mono and dicalcium phosphate, fish meal, soybean oil, salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., inulin, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, minerals [zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], vitamins [Vitamin E supplement, niacin (Vitamin B-3), thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Vitamin A supplement, riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), folic acid, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (Vitamin K), biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin D-3 supplement], L-Lysine monohydrochloride, dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Vitamin C), garlic oil
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 29.0% | 33.0% | HIGH |
| FAT | 17.0% | 19.3% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.0% | 3.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 33.0% | 37.5% | TYPICAL |
Our read The label
Above-average protein, with fat leading the calories
40%
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Is it a high-protein food?
Above average
Its protein is about 3 points above the dry food average we list. That supports the small-dog pitch without making it unusually protein-heavy.
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Is a cup a normal cup?
Yes
Its calories per cup sit within 1% of the dry food average we list. Small kibble does not make a light scoop.
- Feed it to
- Healthy, active small adults under 20 lb that tolerate chicken and grains.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs with chicken allergies, and dogs on a low-fat diet or with pancreatitis.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 lb | $20.68LIVE | $3.45 | PetSmart lowest of 5 stores |
| 18 lb | $54.48LIVE | $3.03 | Amazon lowest of 5 stores |
| 34 lb | $77.48 | $2.28 | Chewy lowest of 2 stores |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 11. Others are from our check on Sep 27. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (397 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
6 FDA Recalls On Record
EL Elemental dry dog food, two additional lots (expansion) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
EL Elemental prescription dry dog food (8 lb, 20 lb) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
PPVD EN Gastroenteric Low Fat wet dog food 13.4 oz cans (contained Purina ONE True Instinct Turkey & Venison) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Beneful Prepared Meals, Beneful Chopped Blends and Pro Plan Savory Meals 10 oz wet dog food tubs, Best Before Jun-Aug 2017 Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Purina ONE beyOnd Our White Meat Chicken & Whole Barley Recipe Adult dry dog food, limited bags Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Showing the latest 5 of 6. None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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