Use this page when you are deciding whether this dog food deserves a closer look, a side-by-side comparison, or a deeper ingredient check. It is meant to move you from product curiosity into a clearer decision.
Decision snapshot
Built for adult maintenance
A quick read on whether this formula deserves a closer look.
Quick verdict
Best for
Not ideal for
Key highlights
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Use the score breakdown, ingredient panels, related needs, and linked ingredients together. The goal is to make the product easier to judge, not to imply clinical certainty from a single page.
Use Compare when you want tradeoffs, Analyzer when the label needs inspection, need pages when the decision depends on a specific feeding goal, and Finder when this page sends you back into shortlist building.
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Page tour
This page is dense on purpose. Follow this order if you want the shortest path from first impression to a defensible conclusion.
Read the top summary first so you know whether this formula is promising before you get lost in the numbers.
02Use the nutrition block to inspect protein, fat, fiber, moisture, estimated carbs, and calorie density together.
03Move into the ingredient interpretation panels to see whether the formula story matches the nutrient story.
04Use the methodology and linked ingredients to understand where the numbers come from and what to verify next.
Ingredient quality scores 22, nutrition balance scores 0, and safety scores 50. The formula is best interpreted as
Ingredient quality
22
Nutrition balance
0
Digestibility
65
Safety
50
Overall
40
| Metric | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Protein min | 26 | % |
| Fat min | 16 | % |
| Fiber max | 3 | % |
| Moisture max | 12 | % |
| Ash | 0 | % |
| Estimated carbs (as fed) | 0 | % |
| Estimated carbs (dry matter) | 0 | % |
| Protein dry matter | 26 | % |
| Fat dry matter | 16 | % |
| Calories | 3790 | kcal/kg |
| Calories per cup | 369 | kcal/cup |
| kcal per 100g | 0 | kcal |
Calories per cup
369
Protein per 1000 kcal
68.6
Fat per 1000 kcal
42.2
Estimated glycemic load
Not estimated
This is a moderate-density formula for its format. Its macro energy profile is best judged alongside fit scores rather than calories alone.
Protein sources
Chicken, Poultry By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Corn Protein Meal, Fish Meal
Carbohydrate sources
Rice
Fat sources
Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Soybean Oil, Garlic Oil
Fiber sources
Dried Beet Pulp
Functional additives
Whole Grain Wheat, Whole Grain Corn, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, Glycerin, Mono and Dicalcium Phosphate, Wheat Bran, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Minerals, Vitamins, Choline Chloride, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C), L-Lysine Monohydrochloride
Ingredient interpretation
Positive ingredient signals: Named animal protein, Named probiotic strain.
The label is anchored by these protein contributors: Chicken, Poultry By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Corn Protein Meal, Fish Meal.
Digestive-support ingredients are present through Dried Beet Pulp.
Watch-outs on this label: Generic animal ingredient, Legume presence, Legume presence signal, Plant protein concentrate, Protein inflation signal, Transparency warning signal.
Support boundary
Ingredient signals now carry conservative claim mapping so analyzer, product, and need surfaces can distinguish source-backed interpretation from internal scoring policy.
Signal presence and score effects are separate. Support mapping describes interpretation framing, not the validity of the score impact.
Partially supported: 5. Internal methodology: 2. Unresolved: 0.
Ingredient quality
22
Digestibility
65
Safety
50
Ingredient deck
Chicken, Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Poultry By-Product Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Soybean Meal, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Corn Protein Meal, Dried Egg Product, Natural Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp, Glycerin, Mono and Dicalcium Phosphate, Wheat Bran, Calcium Carbonate, Fish Meal, Salt, Soybean Oil, Potassium Chloride, Minerals, Vitamins, Choline Chloride, Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C), L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Garlic Oil.
Generic animal terms weaken transparency because the source material is less clear.
Partially supported because transparency-focused guidance supports caution around vague sourcing, while the severity of the penalty remains internal methodology.
Matched ingredients: Poultry By-Product Meal
Legume-heavy formulas deserve closer interpretation when they materially shape the ingredient deck.
Internal methodology only because this layer uses legume presence as a prompt for closer context review, not as proof of harm or poor formulation.
Matched ingredients: Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil
Legumes are materially present in the ingredient deck and should be interpreted in context.
Internal methodology only because this layer uses legume presence as a prompt for closer context review, not as proof of harm or poor formulation.
Matched ingredients: Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil
The ingredient deck clearly includes named animal protein rather than relying on vague animal terms.
Partially supported because transparency-focused guidance and professional review norms support the direction of this interpretation, but the exact signal effect is internal.
Matched ingredients: Chicken
A named probiotic strain is more interpretable than a vague digestive-support claim.
Partially supported because named strains improve interpretability, but this layer does not verify viability, dose, or clinical relevance.
Matched ingredients: Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product
Plant protein concentrates can inflate crude protein impressions without matching animal-protein quality.
Partially supported because label-interpretation concerns are literature-informed, but the importance assigned to this signal is still internal methodology.
Matched ingredients: Corn Protein Meal
This label includes a plant protein concentrate that may inflate the apparent protein story.
Internal methodology only at this stage because the interpretation is used as a conservative review flag, not as a source-backed outcome claim.
Matched ingredients: Corn Protein Meal
The ingredient panel includes vague generic animal terminology that weakens transparency.
Partially supported because vague ingredient naming can reasonably weaken transparency confidence, while the downstream impact remains internal.
Matched ingredients: Poultry By-Product Meal
Omega-3
0%
Omega-6
1.5%
Taurine
0%
Calcium
1%
Phosphorus
0.8%
Magnesium
0%
Probiotic support is present via Bacillus coagulans.
Sensitive stomach
0
Weight management
0
Puppy fit
0
Senior fit
0
Allergy support
0
Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Adult Shredded Blend Chicken and Rice Formula provides complete and balanced nutrition for maintenance of adult dogs.
The page combines raw guaranteed-analysis style values with derived estimates such as dry matter protein, carbohydrate estimate, ingredient transparency, glycemic load, digestibility interpretation, and need-fit scoring.
Useful benchmark brand with transparent product segmentation.
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