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Purina Beneful Prepared Meals Simmered Chicken Medley with Green Beans 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 20 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 2 anti-nutrients including Green Beans and Soy Flour (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), and it has 3 other sketchy ingredients, including Meat By-Products and Corn Starch-Modified. 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
  • 20 Synthetics
  • 2 Anti-Nutrients
  • 3 Sketchy Ingredients
  • Prep required
  • Clean-up required
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Purina Beneful Prepared Meals Simmered Chicken Medley with Green Beans
Human Grade Feed Grade
Air-Dried Canned Under Extreme Heat And Pressure
No Anti-Nutrients
2 Anti-Nutrients:
Green beans, Soy flour
All-Natural
20 Synthetics:
Minerals [potassium chloride, Zinc sulfate, Ferrous sulfate, Copper sulfate, Manganese sulfate, Potassium iodide, Sodium selenite], Tricalcium phosphate, Vitamins [vitamin e supplement, Niacin (vitamin b-3), Thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b-1), Calcium pantothenate (vitamin b-5), Pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b-6), Vitamin b-12 supplement, Riboflavin supplement (vitamin b-2), Vitamin a supplement, Folic acid (vitamin b-9), Vitamin d-3, Biotin (vitamin b-7)], Choline chloride d-4064
Nothing sketchy
3 Other Sketchy Ingredients:
Wheat gluten, Meat by-products, Corn starch-modified
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:
Chicken Broth, Chicken, Wheat Gluten, White Rice, Liver, Green Beans, Meat By-Products, Corn Starch-Modified, Carrots, Wild Rice, Salt, Soy Flour, Minerals [Potassium Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite], Tricalcium Phosphate, Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B-3), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9), Vitamin D-3, Biotin (Vitamin B-7)], Choline Chloride. D-4064.
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