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Puppy Chow Tender & Crunchy with Real Beef 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 25 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 2 anti-nutrients including Soybean Meal and Soybean Oil (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), and it has 10 other sketchy ingredients, including Blue 2 and Garlic Oil S403718.

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
  • 25 Synthetics
  • 2 Anti-Nutrients
  • 10 Sketchy Ingredients
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Puppy Chow Tender & Crunchy with Real Beef 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 oil
All-Natural
25 Synthetics:
Mono and dicalcium phosphate, Potassium chloride, Calcium carbonate, L-lysine monohydrochloride, Choline chloride, Minerals [zinc sulfate, Ferrous sulfate, Manganese sulfate, Copper sulfate, Calcium iodate, Sodium selenite], Vitamins [vitamin e supplement, Niacin (vitamin b-3), Vitamin a supplement, Calcium pantothenate (vitamin b-5), Pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b-6), Vitamin b-12 supplement, Thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b-1), Vitamin d-3 supplement, Riboflavin supplement (vitamin b-2), Menadione sodium bisulfite complex (vitamin k), Folic acid (vitamin b-9), Biotin (vitamin b-7)], L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (vitamin c), Dl-methionine
Nothing sketchy
10 Other Sketchy Ingredients:
Whole grain corn, Corn gluten meal, Poultry by-product meal, Glycerin, Egg and chicken flavor, Poultry and pork digest, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2, Garlic oil s403718
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, Corn Gluten Meal, Poultry By-Product Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Beef Fat Naturally Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Soybean Meal, Ground Rice, Meat And Bone Meal, Beef, Glycerin, Egg And Chicken Flavor, Poultry And Pork Digest, Fish Oil, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Soybean Oil, Calcium Carbonate, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Choline Chloride, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K), Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Biotin (Vitamin B-7)], L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C), Red 40, Yellow 5, Dl-Methionine, Blue 2, Garlic Oil. S403718.
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