Pure Balance Pro+ Small Breed Chicken and Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food

Dry food for dogs · All life stages · by Pure Balance

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What to watch for

• Peas Moderate risk
  Peas add plant protein, starch and fiber. The FDA has been investigating reports of heart disease (DCM) in dogs eating diets high in peas, lentils and other legumes, often grain-free. No cause has been proven, but it is worth knowing when legumes sit near the top of the list.
• Potatoes Low risk
  Cooked potato is a digestible starch used in many grain-free kibbles. Potatoes were common in diets reported in the FDA DCM investigation.
• Pea starch Low risk
  Starch from peas, used as a binder in grain-free kibble. Part of the legume load the FDA DCM investigation looked at.
• Sweet potato Low risk
  A starchy root vegetable that supplies carbohydrate, fiber and beta-carotene. Potatoes and sweet potatoes were common in the grain-free diets reported in the FDA DCM investigation.
• Natural flavor Low risk
  Flavoring from natural sources. Normally safe, but the term can hide which animal or plant it came from, which matters for allergies.
• Salt Low risk
  Salt supplies sodium and chloride, which dogs need. Pet foods use small amounts; high salt is mainly a concern for dogs with heart or kidney disease.
• Copper sulfate Low risk
  A source of copper, an essential trace mineral. Some breeds accumulate copper in the liver, and vets have raised concern that some dog foods supply more than dogs need.

What it does well

• Complete & balanced
  Meets an AAFCO nutrient profile.
• Named meat first
  First ingredient is chicken.

Ingredients

CHICKEN, CHICKEN MEAL (SOURCE OF GLUCOSAMINE), DRIED PEAS, POTATOES, PEA STARCH, POULTRY FAT (PRESERVED WITH MIXED TOCOPHEROLS), EGG PRODUCT, DRIED YEAST, SWEET POTATOES, DRIED BEET PULP, NATURAL FLAVOR, FLAXSEED, SALMON OIL, SALT, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DL-METHIONINE, TAURINE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, DRIED CHICORY ROOT, VITAMINS (VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENT, ASCORBIC ACID [SOURCE OF VITAMIN C], NIACIN, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, RIBOFLAVIN SUPPLEMENT, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN B₁₂ SUPPLEMENT, FOLIC ACID, BIOTIN, VITAMIN D₃ SUPPLEMENT), MINERALS (FERROUS SULFATE, ZINC SULFATE, COPPER SULFATE, SODIUM SELENITE, MANGANESE SULFATE, CALCIUM IODATE), LACTIC ACID, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (USED AS A PRESERVATIVE), CITRIC ACID (USED AS A PRESERVATIVE), L-CARNITINE, DRIED BACILLUS COAGULANS FERMENTATION PRODUCT, ROSEMARY EXTRACT.

Guaranteed analysis

What the label cannot tell you

• Ingredient order is by weight before cooking; fresh meat counts water.
• Mineral levels are not printed on this label.

Sizes and barcodes

• Pure Balance Pro+ Small Breed Chicken and Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food, 8 lb UPC 681131399319

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Score version 2026.11.6 · Page updated 2026-11-03