Pure Balance Pro+ Chicken Recipe for Healthy Weight Can Wet Dog Food
Wet food, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 34% protein and 14% fat.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- 78% water
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Broth
The liquid produced by simmering chicken, used to add moisture and flavor.
Water Sufficient for Processing
Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Pork Liver
The liver of the pig, an organ meat.
Carrots
The root of the carrot plant, used fresh, cooked or dried.
What’s in the can
- First meat
- Chicken (source of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate), first on the list. Named meats near the top: Chicken (source of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate) and pork liver.
- Thickeners and binders
- brown rice flour, guar gum, xanthan gum and cassia gum. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the can, measured “as fed”
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 7.5%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 3.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 78.0%
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Chicken (source of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate), chicken broth, water sufficient for processing, pork liver, carrots, dried peas, pea protein, brown rice flour, dried plain beet pulp, powdered cellulose, pea fiber, potato protein, ground flaxseed, pumpkin, inulin, guar gum, 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., xanthan gum, cassia gum, minerals (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, sodium selenite, cobalt proteinate, potassium iodide), potassium chloride, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, niacin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A supplement, riboflavin supplement, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid), blueberries, cranberries, choline chloride, yucca schidigera extract, l-carnitine, taurine, l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of ascorbic acid), fish oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols)
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.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | WET FOOD MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 7.5% | 34.1% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 3.0% | 13.6% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 3.0% | 13.6% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 29.5% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
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 with the water taken out, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other wet food recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
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