Purina Beneful Healthy Puppy Puppy Dog Dry Food - Chicken, With Vitamins, No Artificial Flavors

Dry food for dogs · Puppy · by Beneful

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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.
• Menadione sodium bisulfite complex Moderate risk
  A synthetic form of vitamin K (K3). EFSA concluded it is safe for dogs at the levels used in feed, but it is flagged as a precaution: it is a synthetic form not used in human supplements, and natural vitamin K1 is an alternative.
• Corn Low risk
  Cooked corn is a digestible source of energy and some protein. It is often criticised but is not a common allergen; its main risk is mould toxins (aflatoxin) when quality control is poor.
• Soybean meal Low risk
  Ground soybeans after oil extraction, a cheap plant protein. Soy is a recognised food allergen in some dogs and can cause gas.
• Corn gluten meal Low risk
  The protein left after starch is removed from corn. It raises the protein number on the label cheaply, but plant protein is less complete than meat protein.
• Wheat Low risk
  A cooked cereal grain that supplies energy. Wheat is one of the more commonly reported food allergens in dogs, though grain allergies overall are uncommon.
• 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.

What it does well

• High protein 31.8%
  30% or more on a dry-matter basis.
• Named meat first
  First ingredient is chicken.

Ingredients

Chicken, Chicken By-Product Meal , Whole Grain Corn, Soybean Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Barley, Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Oat Meal, Egg And Chicken Flavor, Calcium Carbonate, Fish Oil, Natural Flavor, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Dried Peas, Dried Carrots, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Iron Oxide (Color), VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Biotin (Vitamin B-7)], MINERALS [Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], DL-Methionine, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride

Guaranteed analysis

What the label cannot tell you

• Ingredient order is by weight before cooking; fresh meat counts water.
• We could not find the AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement for this product. Scan the bag to confirm it is complete and balanced.

Sizes and barcodes

• Purina Beneful Healthy Puppy Puppy Dog Dry Food - Chicken, With Vitamins, No Artificial Flavors - 14 Lb UPC 017800184519
• Purina Beneful Healthy Puppy Puppy Dog Dry Food - Chicken, With Vitamins, No Artificial Flavors - 3.5 Lb UPC 017800101639

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Score version 2026.11.6 · Page updated 2026-11-03