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Purina Beneful Chopped Blends With Chicken 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 19 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 2 anti-nutrients including Peas and Soy Flour (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), and it has 5 other sketchy ingredients, including Artificial and Natural Flavors and Added Color. Many consider this food to be inconvenient, because it requires clean-up.

Warning Due to this being a grain-free food that contains legumes or potatoes this Purina Beneful 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
Purina Beneful
  • Air-Dried
  • Human Grade
  • All-Natural
  • No Anti-Nutrients
  • No Sketchy Ingredients
  • No Prep
  • No Clean-up
  • Canned Wet
  • Feed Grade
  • 19 Synthetics
  • 2 Anti-Nutrients
  • 5 Sketchy Ingredients
  • Prep required
  • Clean-up required
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Purina Beneful Chopped Blends With Chicken
Human Grade Feed Grade
Air-Dried Canned Under Extreme Heat And Pressure
No Anti-Nutrients
2 Anti-Nutrients:
Peas, Soy flour
All-Natural
19 Synthetics:
Dicalcium phosphate, Potassium chloride, Tricalcium phosphate, Zinc sulfate, Choline chloride, Vitamin e supplement, Ferrous sulfate, Copper sulfate, Thiamine mononitrate, Manganese sulfate, Calcium pantothenate, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin b-12 supplement, Riboflavin supplement, Vitamin a supplement, Potassium iodide, Folic acid, Vitamin d-3 supplement, Sodium selenite
Nothing sketchy
5 Other Sketchy Ingredients:
Wheat gluten, Meat by-products, Corn starch-modified, Artificial and natural flavors, Added color
No Prep Required Prep Required
No Clean-up Required Clean-up Required
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:
Water Sufficient for Processing, Chicken, Wheat Gluten, Carrots, Liver, Peas, Meat By-Products, Barley, Corn Starch-Modified, Wild Rice, Rice, Artificial and Natural Flavors, Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Soy Flour, Potassium Chloride, Added Color, Tricalcium Phosphate, Zinc Sulfate, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Folic Acid, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Biotin, Sodium Selenite.
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