Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Turkey & Vegetables Entrée In Gravy
Confidence A
The Universal score is pet-agnostic. Fit reads the same label against one pet.
Top findings
- -20Unnamed animal ingredient ("meat by-product") — meat by-product WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- -15Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources — menadione NRC Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats (2006)
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
Why this score
Every point traces to a published rule with its source — nothing hand-adjusted, nothing sponsored.
Nutritional adequacystarted at 100, landed at 100
No adjustments — clean slate on this pillar
Ingredient qualitystarted at 60, landed at 44
- -20Unnamed animal ingredient ("meat by-product") — meat by-product WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- +42 whole fruits/veg/omega sources in the top 12 — carrot, spinach WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
Additives & processingstarted at 100, landed at 85
- -15Synthetic vitamin K3 — questioned safety margin vs natural K sources — menadione NRC Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats (2006)
Transparencystarted at 50, landed at 67
- +10Calorie content published on the label AAFCO Dog & Cat Food Nutrient Profiles (2016)
- +7Publishes a full typical analysis WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
- ℹ By-products can be nutritious — the transparency issue is unnamed sourcing
Weighted total: 74
Scored alternatives
Ranked purely by score — same species, same form. Nothing here is sponsored.
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Ingredients, as printed
Ranked exactly as the label lists them — heaviest first.
- 1Water
- 2liver
- 3turkey
- 4wheat gluten
- 5meat by-products
- 6tomatoes
- 7carrots
- 8chicken
- 9corn starch-modified
- 10spinach
- 11glycine
- 12soy flour
- 13natural flavor
- 14tricalcium phosphate
- 15salt
- 16MINERALS [potassium chloride, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide]
- 17taurine
- 18choline chloride
- 19VITAMINS [Vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), niacin (Vitamin B-3), calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Vitamin A supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (Vitamin K), pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), riboflavin supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin B-12 supplement, biotin (Vitamin B-7), folic acid (Vitamin B-9), Vitamin D-3 supplement]
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 10% | 50% |
| Crude fat | 2% | 10% |
| Crude fiber | 1.5% | 7.5% |
| Moisture | 80% | — |
| Ash | 3% | 15% |
| Taurine | 0.05% | 0.3% |
Nutritional adequacy
Formulated to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance.
863 kcal/kg metabolizable energy, as published.
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