What's in Purina Dog Chow?

Question: What's in Purina Dog Chow?

Answer:

Purina Dog Chow

First Ten Ingredients
Ground yellow corn
poultry by-product meal
corn gluten meal
soybean meal
beef tallow preserved with mixed-tocopherols (source of vitamin E)
brewers rice
dicalcium phosphate
calcium carbonate
malted barley flour
salt

Remaining Ingredients
Animal digest, potassium chloride, L-lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, vitamin supplements (A, E, B-12, D-3), manganese sulfate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, brewers dried yeast, riboflavin supplement, biotin, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), calcium iodate.


Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (minimum) 21 %
Moisture (maximum) 12%
Crude Fat (minimum) 10%
Crude Fiber (maximum) 4.5%

Recommended Reading
AAFCO Guidelines USA
[link url=http://www.cvma-acmv.org/programs3.asp?subcat=Pet+Food+Certification&section=programs]CVMA Guidelines Canada[/link]

Book List
• [link url=http://erclk.about.com/?zi=11/uqG]Real Food for Dogs: 50 Vet-Approved Recipes to Please the Canine Gastronome[/link]
• [link url=http://erclk.about.com/?zi=11/uqH]Canine Nutrition[/link]
• [link url=http://erclk.about.com/?zi=11/uqI]Feeding Your Dog for Life: The Real Facts About Proper Nutrition[/link]

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