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Puppy Chow Large Breed Chicken Flavor Formula Dry Dog Food is hot extruded (which means it's processed under extreme heat and pressure) and made with feed grade ingredients, which are unfit for human consumption. It contains 23 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 2 anti-nutrients including Soybean Meal and Soybean Hulls (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), and it has 12 other sketchy ingredients, including Blue 2 and Garlic Oil.

Warning Due to this being a grain-free food that contains legumes or potatoes this Puppy Chow recipe may be implicated in the FDA's ongoing investigation into diet-related Dilated Cardiomyopathy (or DCM), a potentially fatal heart condition.

Read our article about Grain Free Foods And Heart Failure
Puppy Chow
  • Air-Dried
  • Human Grade
  • All-Natural
  • No Anti-Nutrients
  • No Sketchy Ingredients
  • Hot Extruded Kibble
  • Feed Grade
  • 23 Synthetics
  • 2 Anti-Nutrients
  • 12 Sketchy Ingredients
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Puppy Chow Large Breed Chicken Flavor Formula Dry Dog Food
Human Grade Feed Grade
Air-Dried Hot Extruded Under Extreme Heat And Pressure
No Anti-Nutrients
2 Anti-Nutrients:
Soybean meal, Soybean hulls
All-Natural
23 Synthetics:
Mono and dicalcium phosphate, Calcium carbonate, Potassium chloride, Choline chloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin c), Vitamin e supplement, Zinc sulfate, L-lysine monohydrochloride, Ferrous sulfate, Dl-methionine, Manganese sulfate, Vitamin a supplement, Calcium pantothenate, Copper sulfate, Thiamine mononitrate, Vitamin b-12 supplement, Riboflavin supplement, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Folic acid, Calcium iodate, Menadione sodium bisulfite complex (vitamin k), Vitamin d-3 supplement, Sodium selenite u-4035
Nothing sketchy
12 Other Sketchy Ingredients:
Whole grain corn, Chicken by-product meal, Corn gluten meal, Brewers rice, Animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols, Egg and chicken flavor, Animal digest, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 2, Garlic oil
Ingredients:
USDA Beef, Beef Liver, Beef Bone, Pumpkin, Millet, Wild Salmon Oil, Sunflower Oil, Kale, Flaxseed, Zucchini, Sea Salt, Parsely, Kelp, Chicory Root, Turmeric, Mixed Tocopherols, Ginger, Selenium Yeast, Blueberries, Carrots, Apples, Tomatoes, Shiitake Mushrooms, Broccoli, Oranges, Cranberries, Spinach, Beets, Tart Cherries, Strawberries
Ingredients:
Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Brewers Rice, Soybean Meal, Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Egg And Chicken Flavor, Barley, Animal Digest, Soybean Hulls, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Fish Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Dried Yeast, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Yellow 6, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Yellow 5, Dl-Methionine, Red 40, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Blue 2, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Garlic Oil, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Biotin, Sodium Selenite. U-4035.
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