Purina Puppy Chow Tender & Crunchy Dry Dog Food
Top 4 ingredients of Purina Puppy Chow Tender & Crunchy Dry Dog Food are Whole Grain Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Poultry By-Product Meal, and Whole Grain Wheat. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 36.5%.
- 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…
Corn Gluten Meal
The protein-rich fraction left after corn is processed to remove its starch, germ and bran.
Poultry By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from poultry parts left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and frames, excluding feathers…
Whole Grain Wheat
Wheat with the bran, germ and endosperm all left intact, rather than the refined endosperm alone.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,754 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 27.5%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 14.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 36.5%
387 kcal per cup. This food is 86% 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, Corn Gluten Meal, Poultry By-Product Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Beef Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Soybean Meal, Ground Rice, Meat And Bone Meal, Beef, Glycerin, Egg And Chicken Flavor, Poultry And Pork Digest, Fish 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, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Soybean Oil, 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), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Biotin (Vitamin B-7)], L-lysine Monohydrochloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Vitamin C), Dl-methionine, Red 40, Yellow 5, 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% | 32.0% | HIGH |
| FAT | 12.0% | 14.0% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.0% | 4.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 36.5% | 42.4% | 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 | 32.0% | 31.3% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 42% | 43% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 36.5% | 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.