Purina® Busy Bone Stuff'D Adult Dog Chews - Beef Flavor 15 ct

by Busy Bone

Overall Score: 57/100

Ingredients

1. Wheat Flour (carbohydrate)
2. Glycerin (other)
3. Water (other)
4. Poultry By-Product Meal (protein)
5. Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols (other)
6. Beef (protein)
7. Sugar (other)
8. Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (other)
9. Wheat Gluten (carbohydrate)
10. Phosphoric Acid (other)
11. Corn Germ Meal (other)
12. Salt (mineral)
13. Gelatin (other)
14. Sorbic Acid (A Preservative) (other)
15. Calcium Propionate (A Preservative) (other)
16. Natural Smoke Flavor (other)
17. Red 40 (additive)
18. Yellow 5 (additive)
19. Blue 2 (additive)
20. BHA (A Preservative) (other)
21. BHT (A Preservative) (other)
22. Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
23. Citric Acid (preservative)

Ingredient concerns

• Wheat (medium concern): Wheat is a common allergen in dogs and cats. While it provides digestible carbohydrates and some protein, it is frequently used as an inexpensive filler. Pets with wheat sensitivities may experience skin irritation, gastrointestinal upset, or chronic ear infections.
• Wheat Gluten (medium concern): Like corn gluten meal, wheat gluten serves as an inexpensive plant protein that inflates the total protein percentage. It was also at the center of the 2007 pet food recall when melamine-contaminated wheat gluten from China caused widespread kidney failure in pets.
• Red 40 (high concern): Provides no nutritional benefit whatsoever and is added solely for the visual appeal to human buyers, as dogs and cats have limited color vision. Multiple studies have raised concerns about behavioral effects in children, leading the EU to require warning labels on foods containing Red 40. Some animal studies have suggested potential genotoxicity, though results are debated. The FDA maintains it is safe at approved levels, but many veterinary nutritionists recommend avoiding artificial colors entirely.
• Yellow 5 (high concern): Like Red 40, Yellow 5 provides no nutritional value and is added only for appearance. It has been associated with hypersensitivity reactions and behavioral effects in children in multiple studies. Banned or restricted in several countries. The EU requires warning labels on products containing tartrazine. No legitimate reason for its inclusion in pet food.
• Blue 2 (high concern): Another artificial color with zero nutritional value. Some studies have found associations with brain tumors in male rats at high doses, though these findings are not universally accepted. Like other artificial colors, it exists in pet food solely for marketing purposes and offers no benefit to the animal.

Dry food, with grains, for the adult life stage.

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