Canine food comparison

Earthborn
Manufacturer 1 →
Precise® Blue Buffalo™
Holistic®
EUKANUBA
Purina®
Purina®
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Brown Rice Food Chicken Select Adult Maintenance Ingredient ↓
Crude Protein (Min)
Crude Fat (Min)
Crude Fiber (Max)
Moisture (Max)
Arginine
Linoleic Acid
Methionine
Phosphorus
Selenium
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
Beta Carotene
Chondroitin Sulfate
Glucosamine
L-Carnitine
Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Omega 6 Fatty Acids
1 Each manufacturer produces several varieties of dog food segmented by protein basis (chicken, turkey, lamb, and beef) and
type of canine (puppy, adult, senior, sensitive, overweight, etc.). This document compares only ‘chicken’ based ‘adult’ dog food. Nutritional and ingredient information obtained from the respective manufactures website and are subject to change without notice. Precise Chicken Meal & Rice Formula – Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Rice Bran, Ground Oats, Chicken Fat (preserved with
Mixed Tocopherols and Ascorbyl Palmitate), Flaxseed, Chicken Cartilage (source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Beet
Pulp, Lecithin, Natural Chicken Flavor, Dried Kelp, Fish Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Dried Lactobacillus
acidophilus Fermentation Product and Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Yucca Schidigera Extract, DL-
Methionine, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate
(source of vitamin C), Choline Chloride, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin,
Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
(B6), Sodium Selenite, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Calcium Iodate.
Blue Buffalo for Adult dogs Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe – Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Whole Ground Brown Rice,
Whole Ground Barley, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Rye, Tomato Pomace (source of Lycopene),
Natural Chicken Flavor, Whole Potatoes, Peas, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed(source of
Omega 3 and 6 Fatty Acids), Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Garlic, Alfalfa Meal, Dried Kelp, Yucca Schidigera Extract, L-Carnitine, L-
Lysine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Turmeric, Sunflower Oil (source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Fish Oil (natural source of Omega 3
Fatty Acids), Dried Chicory Root, Oil of Rosemary, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1),
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Niacin (Vitamin B3), d-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Biotin
(Vitamin B7), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin D3 Supplement,
Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid
Chelate, Choline Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Salt, Caramel, Potassium Chloride, Dried Yeast (source of
Saccharomyces cerevisiae), Dried Lactobacil us acidophilus fermentation product, Dried Bacil us subtilis fermentation product, Dried
Enterococcus faecium fermentation product.
Nutritional and ingredient information obtained from the respective manufactures website and are subject to change without notice. Earthborn Holistic® Adult Vantage™ Natural Dog Food Chicken – Chicken Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Barley, Ground Brown Rice,
Rye Flour, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of vitamin E), Canola Oil (preserved
with mixed tocopherols, a source of vitamin E), Tomato Pomace, Whitefish Meal, Ground Flaxseed, Apples, Blueberries, Carrots,
Peas, Spinach, Garlic, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Taurine, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate,
Beta-Carotene, Calcium Carbonate, Zinc Oxide, Magnesium Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Niacin, D-Calcium
Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, L-Carnitine, Vitamin B12 Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C),
Ferrous Sulfate, Biotin, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
(Vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Manganese Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Dried
Lactobacil us Plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacil us Casei
Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacil us Acidophilus Fermentation Product.
Bil-Jac Larger Breed Select – Chicken, Chicken By-Products (organs only, source of arginine), Corn Meal, Chicken By-Product
Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Brewers Dried Yeast, Oatmeal and Flaxseed.
EUKANUBA Adult Maintenance – Chicken, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Brewers Rice,
Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Chicken Flavor, Ground Whole Grain
Barley, Dried Egg Product, Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Potassium Chloride, Salt, Flax Meal,
Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Fructooligosaccharides, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate,
Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate), DL-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A
Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin
Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), Inositol, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid),
Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Supplement, Brewers Dried Yeast, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract.
Nutritional and ingredient information obtained from the respective manufactures website and are subject to change without notice. Iams® ProActive Health™ Adult Chunks – Chicken, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken By-Product Meal, Dried
Beet Pulp, Chicken Flavor, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Potassium Chloride, Dried Egg
Product, Brewers Dried Yeast, Salt, Caramel, Calcium Carbonate, Flax Meal, Choline Chloride, Fructooligosaccharides, Minerals
(Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate), Vitamins
(Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin
B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of
vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, DL-Methionine, Rosemary Extract.
Beneful® Original dry dog food – Ground yel ow corn, chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal, whole wheat flour, animal fat
preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), rice flour, beef, soy flour, sugar, propylene glycol, meat and bone meal,
tricalcium phosphate, phosphoric acid, salt, water, animal digest, sorbic acid (a preservative), potassium chloride, dried carrots, dried
peas, calcium propionate (a preservative), L-Lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, added color (Red 40, Yel ow 5, Yel ow 6,
Blue 2), DL-Methionine, Vitamin E supplement, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement,
calcium carbonate, copper sulfate, Vitamin B-12 supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, garlic oil, pyridoxine
hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin D-3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity),
calcium iodate, folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite,.
Purina® Dog Chow® – Whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols
(form of Vitamin E), meat and bone meal, brewers rice, soybean meal, whole grain wheat, egg and chicken flavor, animal digest, salt,
calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, calcium phosphate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, added color
(Yel ow 6, Yel ow 5, Red 40, Blue 2), DL-Methionine, Vitamin E supplement, zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate,
manganese proteinate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, brewers dried yeast, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, copper proteinate,
garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, riboflavin supplement,
calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite.
Nutritional and ingredient information obtained from the respective manufactures website and are subject to change without notice.

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