What's in Purina Puppy Chow?

Question: What's in Purina Puppy Chow?

Answer:

Purina Puppy Chow

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

Remaining Ingredients
Salt, egg product, potassium chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, zinc proteinate, choline chloride, DL-Methionine, vitamin supplements (E, A, B 12, D 3), manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, added color (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2), niacin, brewers dried yeast, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite

Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (minimum) 27%
Crude Fat (minimum) 12%
Moisture (maximum) 12%
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/uqg]Better Food for Dogs: A Complete Cookbook and Nutrition Guide[/link]
• [link url=http://erclk.about.com/?zi=11/uqh]The Consumer's Guide to Dog Food: What's in Dog Food, Why It's There and How to Choose the Best Food for Your Dog[/link]
• [link url=http://erclk.about.com/?zi=11/uqi]The Allergy Solution for Dogs : Natural and Conventional Therapies to Ease Discomfort and Enhance Your Dog's Quality of Life[/link]
• [link url=http://erclk.about.com/?zi=11/uqj]Nutrient Requirements of Dogs[/link]

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