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PURINA>PRO PLAN

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%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 28.0%, fat 13.0%, fibre 4.8%, moisture 12.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 36.3%
28%
13%
12%
36%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 36.3% of this cup, close to the site average. Protein comes in at 28.0%. One cup carries 480 kcal.
PROTEIN
28.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
36.3%
KCAL / CUP
480
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FIRST 5 OF 24 COMPONENTS

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

SALT DIVIDER

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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
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
STARCH RATIO 36.3% ARCHIVE AVG 37.84%
HOW MUCH TO FEED
PER DAY
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KCAL
THIS FOOD
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CUPS / DAY

Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

BENCHMARK

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
RECALL HISTORY // PURINA>PRO PLAN

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

One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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