Alpo Prime Cuts vs Purina Dog Chow High Protein With Real Beef
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The scores
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Pillar by pillar
Weighted pillar contributions from each product's stored score — nutritional adequacy, ingredient quality, additives & processing, transparency.
| Metric | Purina Dog Chow | Alpo |
|---|---|---|
| Nutritional adequacy | 35 | 35 |
| Ingredient quality | 7 | 11 |
| Additives & processing | 10 | 5 |
| Transparency | 6 | 6 |
Guaranteed analysis
As printed on each label; dry-matter protein removes the moisture so wet and dry read on the same basis.
| Metric | Purina Dog Chow | Alpo |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 27% | 18% |
| Fat | 14% | 8.5% |
| Fiber | 4% | 5.5% |
| Moisture | 10% | 12% |
| Protein (dry-matter) | 30% | 20.5% |
First five ingredients
Purina Dog Chow
- Whole grain corn
- poultry by-product meal
- corn protein meal
- animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols
- meat and bone meal
Alpo
- Ground yellow corn
- meat and bone meal
- soybean meal
- beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols
- corn protein meal
Flags on the label
Purina Dog Chow
- Unnamed animal ingredient ("poultry by-product")
- corn is the 1st ingredient in a dry dog food
- Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources
- Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped
Alpo
- Unnamed animal ingredient ("meat and bone meal")
- corn is the 1st ingredient in a dry dog food
- Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources
- Azo/synthetic dyes — purely cosmetic in pet food; −12 per distinct dye, capped
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