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PurinaPro Plan Complete Essentials Beef Probiotic Dog Food
Allergy Risk
This food contains multiple possible allergens for sensitive pets.
Notable Benefits
Ingredients
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Pro Plan Complete Essentials Beef Probiotic Dog Food ingredients, explained
The recipe is built on beef: beef and beef fat preserved with mixed- tocopherols are two of the first seven ingredients. Common dog food allergens on the label: beef, wheat, corn, fish and egg. Omega-3 comes from fish meal, the form dogs use directly.
What this food is made of
A red-meat protein, higher in fat and iron than poultry. Fresh or deboned beef is mostly water and ranks higher on the label than its dry contribution; beef meal is the concentrated form. Beef is among the most common food allergens reported in both dogs and cats, probably because it has been fed so widely for so long. Beef by-products such as liver and heart are listed separately.
A grain used as an easily digested carbohydrate. White rice has had the bran removed; it digests fast and is the classic bland-diet starch. Brewers rice is the small broken fragments left after milling, nutritionally the same as white rice despite its reputation as a cheap filler. Rice bran is the outer layer, mostly fiber and oil. Grain allergy is rare in pets; rice is one of the least reactive grains.
Fish with no species stated. The maker may use whatever is available, so the fish can change between batches. Nutritionally it is a fine protein and often a source of omega-3 fats. The gap is for pets with a known fish allergy, or whose owners are trying to track which protein causes a reaction, because an unnamed ingredient makes that very hard. Named fish such as salmon or whitefish give you that information.
A complete, highly digestible protein, which is why formulators like it. It is also a documented allergen in about 4% of dogs with food reactions. Egg allergy does not implicate chicken meat; the proteins are different. Dried egg product is the same thing with the water removed. A good ingredient for most pets and a fine-print one for the allergic few.
Oil pressed from soybeans, added as a cheap, stable source of the omega-6 fat linoleic acid. It is one of the most common fats in both human and pet food. The oil contains almost none of the soy protein that causes allergies, so it is generally tolerated even by pets that react to soy, though strict elimination diets may still avoid it. Its omega-3 is the plant form, which pets convert poorly, so it does not stand in for fish oil.
Vitamins, minerals and additives (4)
The nutrient pack nearly every complete food carries. Expand to read what each one does.
The fiber left after sugar is extracted from sugar beets. Nearly all the sugar is gone; what remains is a mix of fibers that bacteria in the gut can ferment, producing fatty acids that feed the cells lining the colon. It helps firm stools and is one of the better-studied fibers in dog food. Its reputation as a filler is undeserved, though it does add little else beyond fiber.
Sodium and chloride, both essential, plus a palatability boost. Pets need less than people, and the minimum is set in the nutrient profiles the food is formulated to. Salt high on the list of a treat is a flavor choice; salt near the end of a complete food is nutrition. Ask your vet before choosing a low-sodium food for heart or kidney disease rather than reading labels alone.
A calcium source, the same compound as limestone or chalk. Meat is low in calcium and high in phosphorus, so foods add calcium to keep the two in balance, which matters for bone and for large-breed puppies in particular. Routine and safe. Not an allergen.
A potassium source and an electrolyte. Potassium keeps muscles and nerves working, including the heart, and cats lose more of it than dogs do. It also stands in for part of the salt in foods that are formulated lower in sodium. A routine additive with no allergy or safety concern at food levels.
About this food
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*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
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