Purina Bella Grain-Free Paté With Lamb, Peas & Sweet Potatoes In Savory Juices Review
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Review of Purina Bella Grain-Free Paté
With Lamb, Peas & Sweet Potatoes In Savory Juices
This product is manufactured by Nestlé Purina Petcare.
According to our data, this Purina Bella recipe provides complete & balanced nutrition for the maintenance of adult dogs. In other words, this formula is AAFCO approved.
Purina Bella Grain-Free Paté With Lamb, Peas & Sweet Potatoes In Savory Juices is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for the maintenance of adult dogs.
Ingredient Review
We'll begin this review of Purina Bella Grain-Free Paté With Lamb, Peas & Sweet Potatoes In Savory Juices with a detailed discussion of the ingredients.
The first ingredient is lamb. Although lamb is an excellent protein source, raw lamb contains more than 60% moisture. After cooking, the relative meat contribution of lamb is dramatically reduced. Therefore, it's important to ensure that other meat sources are included within the first few ingredients to ensure the product derives most of its protein from meat.
The second ingredient is lamb broth. Lamb broth provides both flavor and moisture; however, as with other broths, lamb broth does not provide any notable nutritional contribution.
The third ingredient is chicken, which is an excellent source of protein and fat.
The fourth ingredient is meat by-products. By-products are defined by AAFCO as the "non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals." Thus, meat by-products contain nearly all parts of the animal which are typically not consumed by humans. These parts include the liver, lung, spleen, kidney, stomach, blood, intestine, bone, etc.
This ingredient is marked controversial because the meat source is not identified. Anonymous ingredients such as meat by-products are typically very low quality additions. The most unpleasing property of this ingredient is that the animal source can contain any mammal, even dogs & cats.
The fifth ingredient is liver. Liver is a controversial ingredient because the source animal is not specified. Anonymous animal ingredients are typically very low quality and may contain almost any animal, including dogs and cats!
Because ingredients are listed in order of pre-cooked weight, the remaining ingredients in Purina Bella Grain-Free Paté With Lamb, Peas & Sweet Potatoes In Savory Juices are not as important as the first five ingredients.
However, collectively they still have a significant impact on the overall quality of the product. Therefore, we'll continue discussing the remaining ingredients in this Purina Bella recipe.
Next we have dried pea. Dried peas are an excellent carbohydrate source, naturally rich in dietary fiber and protein.
The next ingredient is dried sweet potato. Dried sweet potatoes are a common gluten free carbohydrate source in pet food. In addition to its fiber content, sweet potatoes are an excellent source of beta carotene, an important antioxidant which serves as a precursor to vitamin A.
Then we have carrageenan. Carrageenan is a substance extracted from edible seaweeds. Carrageenan is typically used for its thickening and emulsifying properties.
Moving on, we have potassium chloride. Potassium chloride is a potassium supplement.
The remaining ingredients in this Purina Bella Grain-Free Paté recipe are unlikely to affect the overall rating of the product.
Our analysis of the ingredients show that this product derives most of its protein from animal based sources. This is an excellent property because meat based protein contains all of the necessary amino acids required by dogs. In our option, this is one of the most important properties to judge when reviewing pet food, therefore we believe this is an exceptional product in this regard.
Final Thoughts
In summary, we recognize that this product contains anonymous meat ingredients. These are not necessarily always negative; however, they are typically low quality and inexpensive additions. If the particular anonymous meat ingredient is controversial or low quality, it should have been discussed earlier in this review. Otherwise, it is safe to assume the anonymous meat ingredient is an acceptable addition.
The official PawDiet rating for Purina Bella Grain-Free Paté With Lamb, Peas & Sweet Potatoes In Savory Juices is 4.0 out of 5.
