Beef & Bison Recipe

by Pure Balance

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Beef & Bison Recipe by Pure Balance receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0681131345866
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Beef & Bison Recipe by Pure Balance carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Beef & Bison Recipe is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Beef & Bison Recipe
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Beef
2
Beef Liver
3
Beef Broth
4
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
Bison
6
Spinach
7
Dried Cranberries
8
Blueberries
9
Organic Pea Flour
10
Tricalcium Phosphate
11
Celery Juice Powder
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Fish Oil
14
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
15
Choline Chloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
17
Inulin
Other
Safe
18
Rosemary Extract
19
Preservative
20
Mixed Tocopherols
21
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
22
Magnesium Proteinate
23
Zinc Amino Acid Chelate
24
Dicalcium Phosphate
25
Iron Amino Acid Chelate
26
Manganese Amino Acid Chelate
27
Copper Amino Acid Chelate
28
Sodium Selenite
29
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
30
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
31
Vitamin E Supplement
32
Vitamin A Supplement
33
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Vitamin B3
35
Pantothenic Acid
36
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Vitamin B2
38
Vitamin D3 Supplement
39
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Vitamin B1
41
Vitamin B12 Supplement
42
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved

Full Ingredient List

BEEF, BEEF LIVER, BEEF BROTH, TAPIOCA STARCH, BISON, SPINACH, CRANBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, PEA FLOUR, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CELERY JUICE POWDER, SALT, FISH OIL, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, INULIN, ROSEMARY EXTRACT (PRESERVATIVE), MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (PRESERVATIVE), POTASSIUM CITRATE, MAGNESIUM PROTEINATE, ZINC AMINO ACID CHELATE, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, IRON AMINO ACID CHELATE, MANGANESE AMINO ACID CHELATE, COPPER AMINO ACID CHELATE, SODIUM SELENITE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, TAURINE, VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENT, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), PANTOTHENIC ACID, RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, FOLIC ACID

Categories

Dog-food

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial