Purina Dog Chow Complete Adult Chicken Flavor
Dog Food · scored by FurMetric
This is a corn-based dog food led by grains and unnamed meat meals, loaded with four artificial dyes and menadione. Natural tocopherol preservation is the only real bright spot in an otherwise low-quality formula.
How our scores compare · 100–75 Excellent, 74–50 Fair, below 50 Poor
How we got this score
Read from: a photo of this product’s label. See the label photo
Checked: by a person against the label photo, October 2026.
Scored October 2026: Everyone sees this same score. It changes only if the recipe or our reading of the label is corrected.
How the score works: our method. It describes the label, not your pet — ask your vet about your pet's diet.
What hurt the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Four artificial dyes — unnecessary Yellow/Red/Blue colorants
- Grain/filler-dominant first ingredients — corn-led, low meat quality
- Unnamed meat and bone meal — vague low-grade protein source
- Menadione — controversial synthetic vitamin K
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Mixed tocopherols — natural fat preservation
- Added amino acids — lysine and tryptophan supplementation
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