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Purina Beneful Playful Life with Real Beef & Egg Dry Dog Food

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Purina Beneful Playful Life with Real Beef & Egg 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 22 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 1 anti-nutrient, Soybean Meal (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), and it has 7 other sketchy ingredients, including Egg And Chicken Flavor and Poultry And Pork Digest.

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
  • Hot Extruded Kibble
  • Feed Grade
  • 22 Synthetics
  • 1 Anti-Nutrient
  • 7 Sketchy Ingredients
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Purina Beneful Playful Life with Real Beef & Egg Dry Dog Food
Human Grade Feed Grade
Air-Dried Hot Extruded Under Extreme Heat And Pressure
No Anti-Nutrients
1 Anti-Nutrient:
Soybean meal
All-Natural
22 Synthetics:
Calcium carbonate, Mono and dicalcium phosphate, Potassium chloride, Iron oxide (color), Minerals [zinc sulfate, Ferrous sulfate, Manganese sulfate, Copper sulfate, Calcium iodate, Sodium selenite], Vitamins [vitamin e supplement, Vitamin a supplement, Calcium pantothenate, 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 (vitamin k), Folic acid, Choline chloride, L-lysine monohydrochloride j-4086
Nothing sketchy
7 Other Sketchy Ingredients:
Whole grain corn, Chicken by-product meal, Corn gluten meal, Poultry by-product meal, Glycerin, Egg and chicken flavor, Poultry and pork digest
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:
Beef, Whole Grain Corn, Barley, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Rice, Soybean Meal, Beef Fat Naturally Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols, Poultry By-Product Meal, Glycerin, Egg Product, Oat Meal, Egg And Chicken Flavor, Poultry And Pork Digest, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Blueberries, Dried Spinach, Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Iron Oxide (Color), MINERALS [Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], VITAMINS [Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, 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 (Vitamin K), Folic Acid, Biotin], Choline Chloride, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride. J-4086.
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