Purina Pro Plan Development Puppy Large Breed Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Purina Pro Plan Development Puppy Large Breed Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, and Poultry By-Product Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 36.3%.
- 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…
Rice
The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.
Corn Gluten Meal
The protein-rich fraction left after corn is processed to remove its starch, germ and bran.
Whole Grain Corn
Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in refined corn…
Poultry By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from poultry parts left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and frames, excluding feathers…
Our read The ingredients
Standard chicken and grain puppy food with real DHA
Signature feature
DHA
DHA for brain and vision development
What it is An omega-3 fat that comes from fish. Here it rides in on fish meal, 10th on the list, and fish oil, 12th, both ahead of the salt.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
DHA builds retina and brain tissue, and puppy studies link it to sharper early vision and learning. It's really here, but most growth foods now add fish oil, so this is standard practice sold as a headline.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Fish meal and fish oil, the DHA sources, both sit above the salt. It's a real dose, though chicken and grains do the heavy lifting.
- 10 Fish Meal
- 12 Fish Oil
- 15 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,934 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 28.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 13.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.8%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 36.3%
419 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Poultry By-Product Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Pea Fiber, Dried Egg Product, Fish Meal, Natural Flavor, Fish Oil, Soybean Oil, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, 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., Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Choline Chloride, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), 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)], 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 | 28.0% | 31.8% | HIGH |
| FAT | 13.0% | 14.8% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.8% | 5.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 36.3% | 41.2% | HIGH |
Our read The label
Average protein, moderate fat, built for big puppies
33%
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Is it a high-protein food?
No, average
Protein sits close to the dry food average we list, and corn gluten meal and poultry by-product meal supply part of it alongside the chicken.
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Is a cup a normal cup?
Close to it
419 kcal a cup, about 6% above the average dry food we list. Keep big puppies lean and adjust scoops by body condition, not the bowl.
- Feed it to
- Large-breed puppies under two years that do well on chicken, corn, wheat and rice.
- Skip it for
- Adult dogs, small-breed puppies, and dogs allergic to chicken, beef, fish or wheat.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 lb | $52.98 | $2.94 | Chewy lowest of 6 stores |
| 34 lb | $74.98 | $2.21 | Amazon lowest of 6 stores |
| 47 lb | $95.48 | $2.03 | Chewy lowest of 2 stores |
Prices are from our check on Sep 28. 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 (419 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
$1.50/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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