Dog food grade

Purina Dog Chow Complete Adult Chicken Flavor

Dog Chow · made by Nestle Purina PetCare Company

NAMING TRAP for content: retailer titles still say 'With Real Chicken' but the current label (formula G410122) reads 'Chicken Flavor', and chicken appears only as by-product meal (#6) and flavor (#7).

This is the baseline grade for a healthy adult dog. In the app the grade re-computes for your dog: life stage, weight, breed size, and conditions can move it (a food not labeled for a growing puppy is capped, for instance).

What's on the label

AAFCO statement. Dog Chow Complete Adult Chicken Flavor is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance of adult dogs. (formulation)

Top ingredients

Whole grain corn · Meat and bone meal · Corn gluten meal · Beef fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols · Soybean meal · Chicken by-product meal · Egg and chicken flavor

Flags

• Named protein source
• Anonymous protein (unnamed species)
• Artificial colors

Who makes it

Dog Chow is made by Nestle Purina PetCare Company. Manufacturer credibility on our 20-point WSAVA scale: 20/20 (High confidence). 4 recall events on record, most recent 2023-03. See the full manufacturer record →

How this grade is computed

Four weighted tiers (safety & adequacy, manufacturer credibility, nutrition, ingredient preferences), then personalized to the dog. The whole formula is public and deterministic: two people applying it to this label get the same number. Read the full methodology →

Sources

• https://web.archive.org/web/20260410155912/https://www.purina.com/dogs/shop/dog-chow-complete-adult-chicken-dry-dog-food
• purina.com label PDF 4101_-_G410122 (via Wayback 2026-04-10)
• https://www.walmart.com/search?q=purina%20dog%20chow%20complete%20adult%20chicken%20dry%20dog%20food

Grade rubric v2.1 · label verified 2026-07-16