Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food are Salmon, Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Poultry By-Product Meal, and Whole Grain Corn. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 37.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Rice
The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.
Whole Grain Wheat
Wheat with the bran, germ and endosperm all left intact, rather than the refined endosperm alone.
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 Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Our read The ingredients
A grain-built salmon kibble with a sensible probiotic
Signature feature
Guaranteed live probiotics
Fortified with guaranteed live probiotics for digestive and immune health
What it is Dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product, 23rd on the list and well below the salt. B. coagulans is a spore-forming strain, so it holds up in a dry bag better than most bacteria.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Spores are the right pick for kibble, and a live-probiotic guarantee beats a vague mention. Still, one strain near the end of a grain-heavy list means a nudge to digestion, not a fix.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Rice, wheat and corn sit second, third and fifth, with soybean meal and corn protein meal close behind. Salmon leads a grain-built food.
- 2 rice
- 3 whole grain wheat
- 5 whole grain corn
- 6 soybean meal
- 8 corn protein meal
- 18 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,856 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 26.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 37.0%
389 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Salmon, rice, whole grain wheat, poultry by-product meal, whole grain corn, soybean meal, beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, corn protein meal, fish meal, natural flavor, dried beet pulp, dried egg product, glycerin, mono and dicalcium phosphate, wheat bran, calcium carbonate, soybean 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, MINERALS [zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], VITAMINS [Vitamin E supplement, niacin (Vitamin B-3), Vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), menadione sodium bisulfite complex (Vitamin K), folic acid (Vitamin B-9), biotin (Vitamin B-7), Vitamin D-3 supplement], choline chloride, dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Vitamin C), L-Lysine monohydrochloride, 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 | 26.0% | 29.5% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 16.0% | 18.2% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.0% | 3.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 37.0% | 42.0% | HIGH |
Our read The label
An average-protein everyday food sold as high protein
38%
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Is it a high-protein food?
No, average
Purina calls it high protein, but at 29.5% on a dry basis it sits right at the average dry food we list, 30.1%.
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Is a cup a normal cup?
Yes
389 kcal a cup, about 2% under the average dry food we list. Coming from a typical kibble, the same scoop works.
- Feed it to
- Healthy adults that do well on grains, and owners who want a salmon-led everyday kibble with a probiotic.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to poultry, beef, fish, wheat, corn or soy, and owners after a truly high-protein food.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 lb | $16.58 | $3.32 | Amazon lowest of 4 stores |
| 15 lb | $41.38 | $2.76 | Amazon lowest of 2 stores |
| 33 lb | $66.99 | $2.03 | North 40 Outfitters lowest of 8 stores |
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 (389 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.
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
$1.60/lb vs $2.03/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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