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What's in Purina Puppy Chow Large Breed Formula?

by Krista Mifflin
for About.com

Question: What's in Purina Puppy Chow Large Breed Formula?

Answer:

Purina Puppy Chow Large Breed Formula


    First Ten Ingredients
      Ground yellow corn
      chicken by-product meal
      corn gluten meal
      brewers rice
      soybean meal
      pearled barley
      beef tallow preserved with mixed-tocopherols (source of Vitamin E)
      beet pulp
      animal digest
      dicalcium phosphate

    Remaining Ingredients
      Calcium carbonate, salt, potassium chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, DL-Methionine, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, vitamin supplements (A, E, B-12, D-3), manganese sulfate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, biotin, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), calcium iodate, sodium selenite

    Guaranteed Analysis
      Crude Protein (minimum) 27%
      Moisture (maximum) 12%
      Crude Fat (minimum) 10%
      Crude Fiber (maximum) 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/uqn]Better Food for Dogs: A Complete Cookbook and Nutrition Guide[/link]
    • [link url=http://erclk.about.com/?zi=11/uqo]Holistic Guide for a Healthy Dog[/link]


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