Purina Pro Plan Puppy Large Breed Beef & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Purina Pro Plan Puppy Large Breed Beef & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food are Beef, Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, and Poultry By-Product Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 36.3%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Rice
The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.
Corn Gluten Meal
The protein-rich fraction left after corn is processed to remove its starch, germ and bran.
Whole Grain Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Poultry By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from poultry parts left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and frames, excluding feathers…
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,989 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 28.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 13.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.8%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 36.3%
480 kcal per cup. This food is 88% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Beef, Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Poultry By-Product Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Dried Egg Product, Beef Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Pea Fiber, Fish Meal, Natural Flavor, Fish Oil, 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., Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Choline Chloride, MINERALS [Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, 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)], Dried Bacillus Coagulans Fermentation Product, 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 | 28.0% | 31.8% | HIGH |
| FAT | 13.0% | 14.8% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.8% | 5.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 36.3% | 41.3% | HIGH |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Purina>Pro Plan range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | PURINA PRO PLAN | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 31.8% | 31.8% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 41% | 41% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 36.3% | 36.3% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 480 | 417 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Purina>Pro Plan. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.