Purina Puppy Chow Large Breed Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Purina Puppy Chow Large Breed Dry Dog Food are Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Rice, and Soybean Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 39.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Whole Grain Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Chicken By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from the parts of the chicken left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and…
Corn Gluten Meal
The protein-rich fraction left after corn is processed to remove its starch, germ and bran.
Rice
The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.
Soybean Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,754 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 27.5%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 10.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 39.5%
387 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
Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Rice, Soybean Meal, Beef Fat Naturally Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Egg And Chicken Flavor, Chicken, Natural Liver Flavor, Barley, Soybean Hulls, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Fish Oil, Calcium Carbonate, 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., Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite)] L-lysine Monohydrochloride, 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)], L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Vitamin C), Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Dl-methionine, Red 40, Blue 2, 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 | 27.5% | 31.3% | HIGH |
| FAT | 10.0% | 11.4% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 39.5% | 44.9% | 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>Puppy Chow range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | PURINA PUPPY CHOW | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 31.3% | 31.3% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 45% | 43% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 39.5% | 37.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 387 | 414 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Purina>Puppy Chow. 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.