Purina owns Beneful dog food.

Beef, Whole Grain Corn, Barley, Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Beef Fat Naturally Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols, Soybean Meal, Oat Meal, Poultry By-Product Meal, Glycerin, Egg and Chicken Flavor, Mono and Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Poultry and Pork Digest, ...

The main ingredient in Beneful is wholegrain cereals, a mixture of wheat and/or corn. Both of these grains have little nutritional value, with wheat being the top cause of allergies in dogs. So why would they be used as the primary ingredient? The answer is simple – it's cheap.

Royal Canin is a French manufacturer and global supplier of cat and dog food. The company is a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated. It undertakes research into the specific nutritional needs of dogs and cats.

Avoid. The main ingredient of many kinds of Purina dog foods is “chicken by-product meal”, which is made up largely of parts of chicken that are indigestible or provide less nutritional value. Additionally, the beef in the food is loaded with chemical preservatives.

Nutrition Facts Nutrients: Crude Protein min 23.0 %; Crude Fat min 12.0 %; Crude Fiber max 4.0 %; Moisture max 12.0 %; Linoleic Acid min 1.2 %; Calcium (Ca) min 1.0 %; Selenium (Se) min 0.35 mg/kg; Vitamin A min 10000 IU/kg; Vitamin E min 100 IU/kg.

Recommended by Veterinarians The advanced nutrition of Purina Pro Plan is a trusted choice of experts and veterinarians all across the country.

A dog owner has filed a class-action lawsuit against Purina, the maker of Beneful, alleging that thousands of dogs have been sickened or died from eating its dry dog foods. If your pet is on Beneful and is symptomatic or not acting normally, please call your vet right away.

Veterinarians recommend Purina pet food because Purina has spent nearly a century researching pet nutrition and using our vast expertise in pet health to develop dog and cat foods and other pet care products to help them live longer, healthier lives.

There are two main reasons: Most vets learn very little about nutrition, and their classes are taught be people from the big pet food companies. Purina, Hill's, Royal Canin, and other big pet food companies give vets some of the profits that come from the sale of their foods.

If signs such as weight loss, excessive drooling, vomiting, loss of appetite or increased thirst or urination have occurred in their dog while eating this diet, pet owners should contact their veterinarian. No other Purina pet care products are affected.

Recommended by Veterinarians The advanced nutrition of Purina Pro Plan is a trusted choice of experts and veterinarians all across the country.