Purina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Purina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Rice, Poultry By-Product Meal, Corn Protein Meal, and Beef Fat. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 33.0%.
- 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…
Rice
The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.
Poultry By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from poultry parts left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and frames, excluding feathers…
Corn Protein Meal
Beef Fat
Fat rendered from beef tissue.
Our read The ingredients
Chicken and corn puppy food with real fish oil
Signature feature
DHA
DHA for brain and vision development
What it is An omega-3 fat from fish, supplied here by fish meal and fish oil at 14th and 15th on the list, both above the salt.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
DHA does build puppy brain and retina tissue, and here it comes from real fish oil. But AAFCO's growth profile already sets an EPA plus DHA minimum, so every puppy food must carry some.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Fish meal and fish oil sit 14th and 15th, above the salt but behind the corn, wheat and soy. A real dose, not a large one.
- 14 Fish Meal
- 15 Fish Oil
- 19 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 4,167 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 28.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 18.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 33.0%
406 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, Rice, Poultry By-Product Meal, Corn Protein Meal, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Soybean Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn, Corn Germ Meal, Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, Dried Yeast, Glycerin, Fish Meal, Fish Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, 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], Choline Chloride, 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), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Biotin (Vitamin B-7)], 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 | 28.0% | 31.8% | HIGH |
| FAT | 18.0% | 20.5% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.0% | 3.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 33.0% | 37.5% | TYPICAL |
Our read The label
A rich, fat-forward puppy food of ordinary density
42%
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Is it a high-protein food?
About average
31.8% protein on a dry basis against 30.1% for the average dry food we list, and corn and soy meals supply part of it.
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Is a cup a normal cup?
Yes, close
406 kcal a cup, about 3% above the average dry food we list. Coming from another kibble, cup-for-cup feeding stays roughly even.
- Feed it to
- Puppies under a year of small and medium breeds that do well on chicken, corn and soy.
- Skip it for
- Adult dogs, giant-breed puppies better served by a large-breed formula, and dogs allergic to chicken, beef, corn, wheat, soy or fish.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 lb | $19.98 | $3.33 | Amazon lowest of 12 stores |
| 18 lb | $52.98 | $2.94 | Amazon lowest of 13 stores |
| 34 lb | $74.98 | $2.21 | Amazon lowest of 12 stores |
Prices are from our check on Oct 5. 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 (406 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
$1.43/lb vs $2.21/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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