Purina ONE True Instinct Tender Cuts in Gravy Turkey & Venison Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 13.0 oz cans, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 55% protein and 18% fat, and each can carries 387 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- Chunks in gravy
- 13.0 oz can
- 80% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Poultry Broth
The liquid produced by simmering poultry.
Turkey
The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Wheat Gluten
The protein fraction separated from wheat after the starch is washed away.
Liver
Liver used without the animal being named.
Our read The ingredients
Turkey leads, venison trails the plant proteins
Signature feature
Real turkey & venison
Tender cuts in gravy with real turkey & venison
What it is Turkey is second on the list, right after the broth. Venison is eighth, behind chicken, wheat gluten, liver, pork lungs and soy flour.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Under AAFCO naming rules, a "with" name only requires 3% of each named meat. Turkey clears that easily, but venison is a flavor accent, so this is really a turkey and chicken food.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Wheat gluten and soy flour both sit ahead of the venison. They firm up the cuts and lift the protein number, which sits oddly beside 0% fillers.
- 4 Wheat Gluten
- 7 Soy Flour
- 8 Venison
What’s in the can
- First ingredient
- Poultry Broth, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- Turkey, second on the list. Named meats near the top: Turkey, Chicken and Pork Lungs.
- Thickeners and binders
- Wheat Gluten, Guar Gum and Locust Bean Gum. They give the gravy its body and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- Caramel Color. Color is there for the person opening the can; it adds nothing for the dog.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the can, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 1,050 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 11.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 3.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 80.0%
387 kcal per 13.0 oz can, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the can size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Poultry Broth, Turkey, Chicken, Wheat Gluten, Liver, Pork Lungs, Soy Flour, Venison, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite, Locust Bean Gum, Caramel Color, Tricalcium Phosphate, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Biotin (Vitamin B-7), Choline Chloride
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.
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 | 11.0% | 55.0% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 3.5% | 17.5% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 7.5% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 10.0% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Our read The label
High protein, partly borrowed from wheat and soy
56%
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Is it a high-protein food?
Yes, partly plant
55% protein on a dry basis against 42% for the average wet food we list, but wheat gluten and soy flour supply part of that.
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Is it grain-free?
No
Wheat gluten is fourth and soy flour seventh. The True Instinct name suggests a meat-only can, but dogs that avoid wheat or soy should look elsewhere.
- Feed it to
- Healthy adults that do well on poultry, and owners who want a lean, high-protein can to feed alone or over kibble.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs sensitive to wheat, soy or chicken, and dogs on a protein-restricted kidney diet.
What a can costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.8 oz | $2.38 | $2.97 | Walmart lowest of 2 stores |
Prices are from our check on Oct 14. 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 (1,050 kcal per kg, 387 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
6 FDA Recalls On Record
EL Elemental dry dog food, two additional lots (expansion) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
EL Elemental prescription dry dog food (8 lb, 20 lb) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
PPVD EN Gastroenteric Low Fat wet dog food 13.4 oz cans (contained Purina ONE True Instinct Turkey & Venison) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Beneful Prepared Meals, Beneful Chopped Blends and Pro Plan Savory Meals 10 oz wet dog food tubs, Best Before Jun-Aug 2017 Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Purina ONE beyOnd Our White Meat Chicken & Whole Barley Recipe Adult dry dog food, limited bags Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Showing the latest 5 of 6. None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. 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.
Lower-priced alternative
$1.62/lb vs $2.98/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and moisture 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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