Beneful Dog Food Review
Average score: 65/100 across 17 dog food products.
Top Beneful products
- Purina Beneful IncrediBites Pate 3 OZ — 87/100
- Purina Beneful® IncrediBites Small Breed Adult Dog Wet Food - Multipack, 3ct — 78/100
- Purina® Beneful® Adult Wet Dog Food - Steak & Chicken With Gravy - 12 Count — 75/100
- Purina® Beneful® Adult Wet Dog Food - Steak & Green Beans 5.5 oz — 75/100
- Purina Beneful Originals Adult Dog Dry Food - Farm Raised Beef — 74/100
All Beneful products (17)
- Purina Beneful® Originals Adult Dog Dry Food - Beef, With Vitamins, Potato Free — 74/100
- Purina® Beneful® Adult Wet Dog Food - Chicken & Peas 5.5 oz — 70/100
- Purina Beneful Chopped Blends 12 Variety Pack 12 Count 8.5 LB — 64/100
- Purina Beneful® Chopped Blends Adult Dog Wet Food - 11.28 oz., No Artificial Colors, No Artificial F — 64/100
- Purina Beneful® Chopped Blends Adult Dog Wet Food - 60 oz., No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flav — 64/100
- Purina Beneful® Prepared Meals Adult Dog Wet Food - 10oz — 63/100
- Beneful Originals Natural Salmon Adult Dry Dog Food 14 lbs — 49/100
- Purina Beneful Originals Adult Dog Dry Food - Natural, Salmon — 49/100
- Beneful Healthy Weight Farm-Raised Chicken Adult Dry Dog Food 3.5 lbs — 46/100
- Purina Beneful Healthy Weight Adult Dog Dry Food - Chicken — 46/100
- Purina Beneful® Healthy Puppy Puppy Dog Dry Food - Chicken, With Vitamins, No Artificial Flavors — not scored
- Purina Beneful® Healthy Weight Adult Dog Dry Food - Chicken, With Vitamins, No Artificial Flavors — not scored
Frequently asked questions
Is Beneful WSAVA-aligned?
Beneful is not on our WSAVA-aligned shortlist. That doesn't automatically mean the food is poor quality — many strong brands haven't pursued WSAVA recognition — but it means we lack independent confirmation of feeding-trial validation and on-staff veterinary nutritionist staffing.
Has Beneful ever been recalled?
No Beneful products match any FDA recall in our tracked feed. Two caveats worth stating plainly: our feed covers FDA recall notices from late 2025 onward, so a recall older than that would not appear here; and brand matching is deliberately conservative, so a recall naming a parent company or a co-manufacturer rather than Beneful itself may not be linked. For a definitive answer, check the FDA's own recall database.
How does Beneful score in our analysis?
Beneful averages 65/100 across 17 products in our catalog. Individual product scores combine ingredient quality, AAFCO compliance, and controversial-additive severity. See the methodology page for the full algorithm.
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