Purina Pro Plan Bright Mind Adult 7+ Beef & Brown Rice Entrée Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 10.0 oz tubs. With the water taken out it is 48% protein and 12% fat, and each tub carries 294 kcal.
- Sold as a meal for senior dogs
- 10.0 oz tub
- 75% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Water Sufficient for Processing
Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Wheat Gluten
The protein fraction separated from wheat after the starch is washed away.
Liver
Liver used without the animal being named.
Meat By-Products
The parts of a mammal left after the flesh is removed, without the animal being named.
What’s in the tub
- First ingredient
- Water sufficient for processing, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- beef, second on the list.
- Thickeners and binders
- wheat gluten and corn starch-modified. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- added color. Color is there for the person opening the tub; it adds nothing for the dog.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the tub, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 1,038 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 12.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 3.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 75.0%
294 kcal per 10.0 oz tub, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the tub size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the tub prints it, heaviest first
Water sufficient for processing, beef, wheat gluten, liver, meat by-product, brown rice, corn starch-modified, medium-chain triglyceride vegetable oil, artificial and natural flavors, tricalcium phosphate, soy flour, 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, added color, vitamin E supplement, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B-12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, vitamin A supplement, folic acid, potassium iodide, vitamin D-3 supplement, biotin, sodium selenite
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 | 12.0% | 48.0% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 3.0% | 12.0% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 6.0% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 26.0% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,038 kcal per kg, 294 kcal per tub). 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.
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