Beneful

Originals with Real Beef

Dogs · kibble · 13.6 kg

D

Overall score 41/100 · Poor

Summary

Mainstream Purina US kibble, very cheap. Corn first, unidentified by-products, visible colorants. Misleading 'real beef' marketing.

Sub-scores

D Proteins

C Nutrition balance

D Undesirables

E Transparency

B Species adaptability

Composition analysed

Corn, meat by-products, wheat, beef (4%), sugars, colorants, vitamins

C Corn cereal
D Processed animal proteins protein
C Wheat cereal
B Beef 4% protein
E Added sugars problematic additive
E Colorants (E102, E110, E124, E129) problematic additive

Nutritional analysis

Crude protein: 25%
Crude fat: 14%
Ash: 7%
Fibre: 4%
Moisture: 12%

Strengths

Very low price
Universal US availability

Weaknesses

Corn first
Only 4% real beef
Red colorants
Added sugars

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