Pure Balance Grain-Free Chicken and Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Pure Balance Grain-Free Chicken and Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food are CHICKEN, CHICKEN MEAL, DRIED PEAS, POTATOES, and PEA STARCH. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 36.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Dried Peas
Peas with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated legume ingredient.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Pea Starch
The starch fraction separated out from peas after the protein and fiber are removed.
Our read The ingredients
Chicken-led kibble with a probiotic that barely registers
Signature feature
Probiotics and fiber
Added probiotics & fiber supports gut and immune health
What it is The fiber is dried beet pulp, 9th, and flaxseed, 11th. The probiotic is Bacillus coagulans, a hardy spore-forming strain listed 24th, near the very end.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Beet pulp sits above the salt and is a proven fermentable fiber for firmer stools. The probiotic sits well below it, so the dose is small and the immune claim outruns the recipe.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Peas, potatoes and pea starch run third to fifth, right behind the chicken. Grain-free here means peas and potatoes in place of grain.
- 3 DRIED PEAS
- 4 POTATOES
- 5 PEA STARCH
- 13 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,613 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 27.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 36.0%
385 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
CHICKEN, CHICKEN MEAL, DRIED PEAS, POTATOES, PEA STARCH, POULTRY FAT (PRESERVED WITH MIXED TOCOPHEROLS), EGG PRODUCT, DRIED YEAST, DRIED BEET PULP, NATURAL FLAVOR, FLAXSEED, SALMON 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., POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DL-METHIONINE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, TAURINE, VITAMINS (VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENT, ASCORBIC ACID [SOURCE OF VITAMIN C], NIACIN, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN B₁₂ SUPPLEMENT, FOLIC ACID, BIOTIN, VITAMIN D₃ SUPPLEMENT), MINERALS (FERROUS SULFATE, ZINC SULFATE, COPPER SULFATE, SODIUM SELENITE, MANGANESE SULFATE, CALCIUM IODATE), LACTIC ACID, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (USED AS A PRESERVATIVE), CITRIC ACID (USED AS A PRESERVATIVE), L-CARNITINE, DRIED BACILLUS COAGULANS FERMENTATION PRODUCT, ROSEMARY EXTRACT. THIS FOOD IS MADE IN A FACILITY THAT HANDLES INGREDIENTS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECIPE. TRACE AMOUNTS OF OTHER SUBSTANCES FROM AIR, WATER, SOIL OR THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN MAY BE PRESENT
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 | 27.0% | 30.0% | HIGH |
| FAT | 16.0% | 17.8% | n/a |
| FIBER | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 36.0% | 40.0% | HIGH |
Our read The label
A middle-of-the-road food in every number
38%
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Is it a high-protein food?
No, average
Protein on a dry basis matches the average dry food we list almost exactly. Chicken leads, but this is a typical protein level, not a boosted one.
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Is a cup a normal cup?
Yes
385 kcal a cup, about 3% under the average dry food we list. Coming from a typical kibble, keep the scoop about the same.
- Feed it to
- Healthy adults and growing puppies that do well on chicken, eggs and peas.
- Skip it for
- Dogs that react to chicken or eggs, dogs on a low-fat diet, and owners avoiding pea-heavy grain-free recipes.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 lb | $24.98 | $2.27 | Walmart lowest of 2 stores |
| 24 lb | $69.99 | $2.92 | Amazon |
Prices are from our check on Sep 28. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (385 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012
We have not matched any FDA recall to Pure Balance. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other kibble recipes with the closest protein, fat and starch as fed, the way the bag prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
Lower-priced alternative
$1.93/lb vs $2.27/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and starch profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.
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