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Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Variety Pack Grain-Free Canned Dog Food, 13-oz, case of 12
Purina Pro Plan

Complete Essentials Variety Pack Grain-Free Canned Dog Food, 13-oz, case of 12

Evidence Fair
wet $34.44

Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Variety Pack Grain-Free Canned Dog Food, 13-oz, case of 12 earns a Sniff Score of 43/100 (D) with Fair evidence. 3 controversial ingredients flagged. Score capped at 64 due to 3 WATCH ingredients.

Graded by The Sniff System

Why this score

Reasonable protein quality. chicken carrots entree classic: chicken delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK

Score capped at 64 due to 3 WATCH ingredients.

CAP why?

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

Controversial ingredients · 3

  • meat by-products
    Unspecified species. AAFCO definition allows organs, blood, bone — but the lack of a named source means quality and consistency are not auditable.
  • sodium selenite
    Synthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.
  • carrageenan
    Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.

Every flagged ingredient has a published basis (confirmed harm / regulatory action / precautionary). See methodology →

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
9%
min
Fat
6%
min
Fiber
1.5%
max
Moisture
78%
max
Ingredients
35 total
  1. 1 chicken carrots entree classic: chicken
  2. 2 water
  3. 3 liver
  4. 4 meat by-products ⚠ Unspecified species. AAFCO definition allows organs, blood, bone — but the lack of a named source means quality and consistency are not auditable.
  5. 5 carrots
  6. 6 guar gum
  7. 7 potassium chloride
  8. 8 zinc sulfate
  9. 9 ferrous sulfate
  10. 10 copper sulfate
  11. 11 manganese sulfate
  12. 12 potassium iodide
  13. 13 sodium selenite ⚠ Synthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 carrageenan ⚠ Seaweed-derived thickener; some studies link it to gastrointestinal inflammation. Most common in wet foods but appears in some kibble gravies.
  16. 16 fish oil
  17. 17 choline chloride. e437122
  18. 18 turkey sweet potato entree classic: turkey
  19. 19 water
  20. 20 liver
  21. 21 meat by-products ⚠ Unspecified species. AAFCO definition allows organs, blood, bone — but the lack of a named source means quality and consistency are not auditable.
  22. 22 chicken
  23. 23 sweet potato
  24. 24 guar gum
  25. 25 potassium chloride

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