Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Poultry By-Product Meal, Rice, Whole Grain Corn, and Corn Protein Meal. 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…
Poultry By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from poultry parts left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and frames, excluding feathers…
Rice
The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.
Whole Grain Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Corn Protein Meal
Our read The ingredients
A grain-heavy base carrying a real brain fuel
Signature feature
Enhanced botanical oils
When added to the daily diet of dogs seven and older, these enhanced botanical oils promoted memory, attention, and trainability.
What it is Vegetable oil rich in medium-chain triglycerides, eighth on the list and well above the salt. The liver turns MCTs into ketones, a fuel the aging brain uses when glucose handling slips.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Ketones give older brain cells a backup fuel, and Purina's senior-dog trials found better learning and attention. At eighth it's a working amount, though the studies come from the company selling the bag.
Meaningful A real difference for the dog eating it.
Corn shows up three times in the first seven ingredients, so a good share of the protein comes from plants rather than chicken.
- 4 whole grain corn
- 5 corn protein meal
- 7 corn germ meal
- 18 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,791 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 29.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 14.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 36.0%
423 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, poultry by-product meal, rice, whole grain corn, corn protein meal, whole grain wheat, corn germ meal, vegetable oil (source of medium-chain triglycerides), barley, fish meal, dried egg product, natural flavor, fish oil, L-Arginine, soybean oil, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, 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, beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, VITAMINS [Vitamin E supplement, niacin (Vitamin B-3), Vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), 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)], choline chloride, MINERALS [zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Vitamin C), magnesium sulfate, dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product, 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 | 29.0% | 33.0% | HIGH |
| FAT | 14.0% | 15.9% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.0% | 3.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 36.0% | 40.9% | HIGH |
Our read The label
Senior-minded nutrition with a feeding trial behind it
167mg
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How was it proven?
Feeding trial
Purina fed this recipe to dogs under AAFCO rules for adult maintenance. The 7+ is a marketing age, not a separate AAFCO life stage.
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Is it a high-protein food?
Only slightly
Purina sells it as high protein, but it sits just above the average dry food we list, and corn protein meal supplies part of that.
- Feed it to
- Healthy dogs 7 and older, especially ones slowing down mentally, that do well on chicken and grains.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken or corn, and seniors on a vet's low-fat or kidney diet.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 lb | $59.68 | $3.73 | Shop Purina lowest of 8 stores |
| 30 lb | $86.98 | $2.90 | Amazon |
Prices are from our check on Sep 27. 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 (423 kcal per cup). 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 on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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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
$2.40/lb vs $2.90/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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