Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Senior Beef Rice Gravy Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 13.0 oz cans, complete and balanced for senior dogs. With the water taken out it is 56% protein and 17% fat, and each can carries 311 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for senior dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- In gravy
- 13.0 oz can
- 82% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Water
Plain water, used to make the recipe mixable and, in wet food, to fill the can.
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Poultry
The flesh of domestic birds, without the species being named.
Wheat Gluten
The protein fraction separated from wheat after the starch is washed away.
Rice
The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.
What’s in the can
- First ingredient
- Water, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- Beef, second on the list.
- Thickeners and binders
- Wheat Gluten and Corn Starch-Modified. They give the gravy its body and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the can, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 843 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 10.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 3.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 82.0%
311 kcal per 13.0 oz can, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the can size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Water, Beef, Poultry, Wheat Gluten, Rice, Meat By-Products, Liver, Corn Starch-Modified, Tricalcium Phosphate, MINERALS [Potassium Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite], 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., VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Biotin (Vitamin B-7)], L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C), Choline Chloride
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.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | WET FOOD MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 10.0% | 55.6% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 3.0% | 16.7% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 8.3% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 8.3% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (843 kcal per kg, 311 kcal per can). 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 with the water taken out, read the same way.
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