Purina Pro Plan

Complete Essentials Adult Classic Chicken & Rice Entrée

Grade C, 73 out of 100, ranked 9 of 15 wet dog foods we graded. 4 brand-line recalls since 2016. Its maker meets all four WSAVA nutrition checks. Owners give it 4.6 out of 5 across 1,590 ratings.

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73Grade C
out of 100

Grade analysis

Overall
73 / 100
Safety and recall record
23 / 30
Nutrition standards (WSAVA)
25 / 25
Owner consensus
20.9 / 30
Value
4.5 / 15
Confidence
Medium

Fewer ratings than most, so the owner score could move. Data checked October 2026.

Safety and recall record

We found 4 recalls for this brand line since 2016, including 1 in wet dog foods. Older and less related recalls count for less.

  • 2016Serious. Pro Plan Savory Meals wet dog food tubs: inadequate vitamins and minerals. Source−6
  • 2021Moderate. Pro Plan Complete Essentials Tuna Entrée wet cat food (one lot): possible plastic pieces. Source−1.4
  • 2022Minor. Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN canned dog food (one lot): mislabeled. Source (vet-only line)−0.8
  • 2023Serious. Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental dry dog food: elevated vitamin D (expanded March 2023). Source (vet-only line)−1.2

Nutrition standards (WSAVA)

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association guidelines tell owners to ask a pet food company who formulates its food and how qualified they are, who makes it, what quality checks it runs, and whether it publishes research. If a company can't or won't answer, WSAVA says to be cautious. We use the answers each maker gave the Pet Nutrition Alliance, which puts those questions to pet food companies.

Maker: Nestlé Purina PetCare.

  • ✓Qualified nutritionist. Employs a full-time board-certified veterinary nutritionist (DACVIM Nutrition or ECVCN), plus PhD and MS nutritionists.8/8
  • ✓Makes its own food. Owns 100% of the plants that make its food.6/6
  • ✓Answers the questions. Answered the survey and shared nutrient data on request.5/5
  • ✓Published research. Purina Institute and Purina research centres publish in peer-reviewed journals.6/6

What owners say

Rated 4.6 out of 5 across 1,590 ratings on Chewy. Ratings from a small number of shoppers get pulled toward the average, so for scoring this counts as 4.57.

Value

At $14.35 for 52 oz, this costs $0.28 per oz, about the middle of the wet dog foods we graded.

Details

Size priced52 oz
Price checked$14.35 at Chewy, October 2026
Unit cost$0.28 per oz
First ingredientsChicken, water, liver, meat by-products, rice

Grades compare products within the same category only. We don't test products ourselves or judge individual recipes, and every food here is sold as complete and balanced. Nutrition standards rate the maker against WSAVA's questions, using answers collected by the Pet Nutrition Alliance in 2022. How we grade.