Purina Pro Plan: 2 out of 5 Stars
** out of *****
Purina Pro Plan Dry Dog Food
The Bottom Line
Judging by its ingredients alone, Purina Pro Plan appears to be a
below-average kibble.
But ingredient quality by itself cannot tell the whole story. We still need to
estimate the product's
meat content before determining a final rating.
The dashboard displays a dry matter protein reading of 30%, a fat level of 18% and an estimated carbohydrate content of 44%.
As a group, the brand features an average protein content of 31% and an average fat level of 17%. Together, these figures suggest an overall carbohydrate content of 44% for the full product line.
Average protein. Average fat. And near-average carbohydrates… when compared to a typical dry dog food.
Yet when you consider the plant-based protein-boosting effect of the corn gluten meal, this is the profile of a kibble containing only a
modest amount of meat.
What's worse, it's difficult to ignore the unusual abundance of Red Flag items.
Bottom line?
Purina Pro Plan is primarily a
grain-based dry dog food using only a fair amount of
chicken, beef or lamb as its main sources of animal protein… thus earning the brand
two stars.
Not recommended.