Purina Pro Plan AdvantEDGE Digestive Support+ Large Breed Salmon Formula Adult Dry Dog Food

by Purina Pro Plan
Overall Score: 86/100
Ingredients
- Salmon (protein)
- Oat Meal (other)
- Rice (carbohydrate)
- Barley (carbohydrate)
- Canola Meal (other)
- Fish Meal (protein)
- Dried Yeast (other)
- Pea Protein (protein)
- Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols (protein)
- Salmon Meal (protein)
- Natural Flavor (additive)
- Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
- Sunflower Oil (fat)
- Fish Oil (protein)
- L–Lysine Monohydrochloride (other)
- Dried Chicory Root (fiber)
- Salt (mineral)
- Potassium Citrate (other)
- Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate (other)
- VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement (other)
- Niacin (Vitamin B–3) (other)
- Vitamin A Supplement (vitamin)
- Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B–1) (other)
- Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B–5) (other)
- Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B–2) (other)
- Vitamin B–12 Supplement (other)
- Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B–6) (other)
- Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K) (other)
- Folic Acid (Vitamin B–9) (other)
- Biotin (Vitamin B–7) (other)
- Vitamin D–3 Supplement] (other)
- Taurine (additive)
- Potassium Chloride (mineral)
- MINERALS [Zinc Sulfate (other)
- Ferrous Sulfate (mineral)
- Manganese Sulfate (other)
- Copper Sulfate (other)
- Calcium Iodate (mineral)
- Sodium Selenite] (other)
- Choline Chloride (vitamin)
- DL–Methionine (other)
- Glucosamine Hydrochloride (additive)
- L–Ascorbyl–2–Polyphosphate (Vitamin C) (other)
- Dried Bacillus Coagulans Fermentation Product (additive)
- Dried Lactobacillus Fermentum Fermentation Product (other)
- Dried Lactobacillus Delbrueckii Fermentation Product (other)
Ingredient concerns
- Pea Protein (medium concern): Plant-based protein concentrates like pea protein can artificially inflate the total protein percentage on guaranteed analysis without providing the same amino acid profile as animal proteins. Associated with the FDA investigation into grain-free diets and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs, though a causal link has not been definitively established.
- Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (high concern): Menadione (vitamin K3) is a synthetic form of vitamin K that has been banned for use in human dietary supplements in many countries due to toxicity concerns, including potential liver damage, allergic reactions, and cytotoxicity. It can cause oxidative damage to cell membranes. Natural forms of vitamin K (K1 from plants, K2 from bacterial fermentation) are considered safer alternatives. Despite these concerns, it remains widely used in pet food as an inexpensive vitamin K source.
- Sodium Selenite (low concern): Sodium selenite is an inorganic form of selenium with a narrower safety margin than organic forms (such as selenium yeast). It has lower bioavailability and higher potential for toxicity at elevated levels compared to organic selenium sources. Some premium pet foods use selenium yeast instead as a safer alternative.
Dry food, with grains, for the adult life stage.
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