Every Ingredient Has A Purpose

We only select dog and cat food ingredients for nutrition that helps your pet live his best life possible. If you’ve ever wondered what the ingredients in your pet’s food do, read on to find out.

ingredients

Amino Acids

Purina harnesses the power of high-quality amino acids to support pet health.

L-Carnitine
Glycine
L-Cysteine
L-Lysine Monohydrochloride
L-Tryptophan
L-Arginine
Glucosamine Hydrochloride
DL-Methionine
Taurine

Taste, Texture & Variety

Purina believes great-tasting food plays an important role in long-lasting health.

Lamb Broth
Sulfur
Avocado
Natural And Artificial Roasted Turkey Flavor
Natural Roasted Beef Flavor
Natural Sautéed Seafood Flavor
Spice And Coloring
Non-Fat Yogurt
Baby Clam
Milk Powder
Dried Ground Blueberries
Pheasant and Chicken Broth
Quail and Chicken Broth
Chicken and Salmon Stock
Green Beans (Dried)
Ascorbic Acid
Tomatoes (Dried)
Natural Grill Flavor
Chicken and Liver Broth
Rosemary Extract
Natural Steak Flavor
Carrot Juice
Elderberry Juice
Whole Flaxseed
Chia Seeds
Duck Broth
Salmon and Chicken Broth
Cheese Powder (source of cheese flavor)
Catnip
Natural Lobster Flavor
Natural scallop flavor
Cod and Chicken Broth
Smoke Flavor
Natural Barbecue Pork Flavor
Brown Sugar
Honey
Natural Beef Tenderloin Flavor
Scallops
Sodium Nitrite
Cranberries
Chicken Stock
Turmeric
Artificial Bacon Flavor
Basil
Artificial Smoked Flavor
Artificial Beef Flavor
Beet Powder
Butternut Squash
Broccoli
Celery
Cheese Flavor
Cheese and bacon flavor
Chamomile
Chicken and Turkey Broth
Clam flavor
Chickpeas
Dehydrated Sweet Potatoes
Cream and Crab Flavor
Dried Garlic
Dried Onion
Gum Arabic
Green Tea Extract
Peanut Butter
Pea Flour
Spearmint Extract
Sunflower Lecithin
Organic Pea Hulls
Sage
Ground Chickpeas
Lactic Acid
Paprika Color
Yellow 5 Lake
Flaxseed
Vinegar Powder
Tomato Pomace
Molasses
Natural prime rib steak flavor
Mustard
Maple Syrup
Parsley
Porterhouse Flavor
Salmon Stock
Raspberries
Red 40 Lake
Natural T-bone Steak Flavor
Natural Cheese Flavor
Natural oven roasted chicken flavor
Natural roast beef flavor
Natural roasted chicken flavor
Natural rotisserie chicken flavor
Rosemary
Parmesan Cheese
Proprietary Blend (Honey and Spirulina)
Kale
Herring Broth
Garlic powder
Cumin Powder
Sea Salt
Strawberries
Thyme
Tomato Powder
Whole Blueberries
Yellow 6 Lake
Non-Fat Milk
Pork & Bone Meal
Tuna and Cod Broth
Chicken & Turkey Broth
Fish & Poultry Broth
Dried Monterey Jack cheese powder
Dried Cheddar Cheese Powder
Dried Swiss cheese powder
Chicken Bone Broth
Natural Seared Salmon Flavor
Parsley Flakes
Poultry and Pork Digest
Modified Tapioca Starch
Bacon Flavor
Blueberries
Dried Pumpkin
Natural Filet Mignon Flavor
Blue 1
Wheat Starch
Lamb and Chicken Broth
Dried Chicken Flavored Gravy
Lecithin
Maltodextrin
Propionic Acid (a preservative)
Potassium Sorbate (a preservative)
Soy Lecithin
Coconut Milk
Vinegar
Animal Digest
Citric Acid
Xanthan Gum
Peas (Dried)
Chicken Flavor
Cheese Powder (source of cheddar cheese flavor)
Bacon
Hydrogenated Corn Syrup
Vegetable glycerin
Natural and artificial smoked flavors
Whole Cranberries
Natural Smoked Flavor
Beef and Chicken Broth
Organic Guar Gum - BYD
Organic Sweet Potatoes (Dried) - BYD
Organic Chicken Broth - BYD
Tuna Broth
Dehydrated seaweed meal
Animal Liver Flavor
Natural Liver Flavor
BHT (a preservative)
BHA (a preservative)
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
Tomatoes
Carrots (Dried)
Fish Broth
Milk
Calcium Propionate
Sorbic Acid
Salmon Broth
Dried Apples
Natural and artificial vanilla flavor
Natural and artificial peanut butter flavor
Dried cheese powder
Sugar
Meat Broth
Corn Syrup
Ethoxyquin (a preservative)
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Sodium Bicarbonate
Organic Carrots (Dried) - BYD
Fish Extract
Natural Flavors
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
Turkey Broth
Caramel Color
Poultry Broth
Beef Broth
Celery Powder
Green Beans
Red 3
Added Color
Corn Starch-Modified
Red 40
Yellow 6
Blue 2
Yellow 5
Vegetable Starch - Modified
Iron Oxide
Corn Starch
Cheese
Sweet Potatoes (Dried)
Spinach (Dried)
Water Sufficient for Processing
Guar Gum
Garlic Oil
Gelatin
Liver Flavor
Glycerin
Egg and Chicken Flavor
Artificial And Natural Flavors
Chicken Broth
Locust Bean Gum
Carrageenan
Corn Protein Meal

Protein

Purina puts protein in every single recipe – providing a strong foundation for your pet’s nutrition.

Pheasant
Turkey By-Product
Tilapia
Herring
Organic Chicken Meal - BYD
Organic Canola Meal - BYD
Organic Egg Product (Dried) - BYD
Organic Pea Protein - BYD
Steamed Bone Meal
Pork Plasma
Lobster
Tongol Tuna
Catfish
Soybean Germ Meal
Hake
Beef and Bone Meal
Mackerel
Lamb Meal
Seabass
Anchovies
Chicken Breast
Chicken hearts and livers
Farm-Raised White Meat Chicken
Farm-Raised Salmon
Wild-Caught Northwest Pacific Whitefish
Meat
Hydrolyzed Corn Protein
Wild-Caught Alaskan Salmon
Wild Boar
Flaxseed Meal
Sockeye Salmon
Farm-Raised White Meat Chicken
Tuna Flavour
Sardines
Chicken Livers
Chicken Hearts
Soy Flakes
Beefhide
Sole
Shrimp Meal
Ocean fish meal
Turkey By-Product Meal
Pork By-products
Chicken By-Product
Quail
Soy Protein Concentrate
Pork Lungs
Liver
Ocean Whitefish
Bison
Wheat Gluten
Venison
Soy Flour
Arctic Char
Ocean fish
Pork
Crab
Organic Chicken Livers - BYD
Organic Chicken - BYD
Tuna Meal
Poultry
Crab Meal
Chicken By-Product Meal
Beef
Trout
Soy Grits
Skipjack Tuna
Beef By-product
Whitefish
Lamb
Potato Protein
Egg Product (Dried)
Canola Meal
Poultry Giblets
Sodium Caseinate
Shrimp
Egg Whites
Corn Gluten Meal
Meat and Bone Meal
Chicken Meal
Dried Bacillus coagulans fermentation product
Dried Whey
Cod
Duck
Soy Protein Isolate
Fish
Salmon
Dried Colostrum (bovine)
Fish Meal
Salmon Meal
Poultry By-Product Meal
Pea Protein
Dried Yeast
Soybean Meal
Tuna
Meat By-Products
Turkey
Poultry By-Product
Chicken

Fats and Oils

Purina sources only nutrient-rich fats and oils, with known benefits for pets.

Animal Fat
Palm Oil
Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)
Beef fat naturally preserved with Vitamin E
Chicken Fat Naturally Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols
Coconut Oil
Menhaden Fish Oil
Organic Coconut Oil
Vegetable Oil
Canola Oil
Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols)
Animal Fat preserved with TBHQ
Bacon Fat (preserved with BHA and citric acid)
Beef tallow preserved with mixed-tocopherols
Beef Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil
Beef Fat
Sunflower Seed Oil
Medium Chain Triglyceride Vegetable Oil (MCTS)
Preserved with mixed-tocopherols
Sunflower Oil
Fish Oil
Soybean Oil
Corn Oil

Minerals

Purina fortifies each complete and balanced recipe with essential minerals to match any nutritional need.

Zinc Oxide
Defluorinated Phosphate
Calcium Stearate
Trisodium Phosphate
Sodium Phosphate
Sodium Chloride
Calcium Chloride
Calcium Sulfate
Iron Sulfate
Dicalcium Phosphate
Calcium Phosphate
Potassium Citrate
Calcium Iodate
Sodium Selenite
Sodium Bisulfate
Calcium Lactate
Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate
Calcium Carbonate
Phosphoric Acid
Potassium Iodide
Ferrous Sulfate
Potassium Chloride
Copper Sulfate
Manganese Sulfate
Tricalcium Phosphate
Zinc Proteinate
Copper Proteinate
Manganese Proteinate
Magnesium Proteinate
Magnesium Sulfate
Zinc Sulfate
Salt

Vitamins

Purina curates balanced combinations of vitamins based on a variety of nutritional profiles.

Choline
Vitamin K
D-Calcium Pantothenate
Vitamin B-7
Vitamin E Supplement
Folic Acid (Vitamin B-9)
Biotin (Vitamin B-7)
Niacin (Vitamin B-3)
Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Vitamin K)
Vitamin B-12 Supplement
Vitamin A Supplement
Choline Chloride
L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Vitamin C)
Beta-carotene
Vitamin D-3 Supplement
Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B-2)
Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B-5)
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6)
Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1)

Carbohydrate

Purina only selects carbohydrate sources that deliver sustaining energy to pets.

Cellulose Fiber
Potato starch
Organic Cassava Root Flour - BYD
Organic Pea Starch - BYD
Lentil Flour
Oat Fiber
Potato Flour
Oat Flour
Whole Oat Meal
Whole Brown Rice
Whole Barley
Oats
Corn Bran
Whole Ground Wheat/Ground Whole Wheat
Pearled Barley
Navy Bean Flour
Sunflower Meal
Whole Wheat Flour
Quinoa
Oat Hulls
Ground Millet
Sorghum
Whole Lentils
Ground Rice
Rye Flour
Citrus Pulp
Brewers Rice
Brown Rice
Rice Flour
Pea Fiber
Barley
Long Grain Rice
Wild Rice
Malted Barley Extract
Malted Barley Flour
Ground Wheat
Chicory Root Inulin
Dried Beet Pulp
Rice
Potatoes
Ground Yellow Corn
Pea Starch
Soybean Hulls
Powdered Cellulose
Wheat Flour
Wheat Bran
Tapioca Starch
Whole Grain Wheat
Whole Grain Corn
Oat Meal
Cassava Root Flour
Corn Germ Meal
Dried Chicory Root
Inulin