Pedigree Choice Cuts IN Gravy Adult Cans, Country Stew and Chicken & Rice Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 13.2 oz cans, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 44% protein and 17% fat, and each can carries 331 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- Stew in gravy
- 13.2 oz can
- 82% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Sufficient Water For Processing
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Meat By-Products
The parts of a mammal left after the flesh is removed, without the animal being named.
Wheat Flour
Flour milled from wheat, generally with the bran and germ removed.
Wheat Gluten
The protein fraction separated from wheat after the starch is washed away.
What’s in the can
- First meat
- Chicken, second on the list. Named meats near the top: Chicken and Beef.
- Thickeners and binders
- Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Guar Gum, Sodium Tripolyphosphate and Xanthan Gum. They give the gravy its body and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- Added Color. Color is there for the person opening the can; it adds nothing for the dog.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the can, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 884 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 8.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 3.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 82.0%
331 kcal per 13.2 oz can, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the can size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Sufficient Water For Processing, Chicken, Meat By-Products, Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Beef, Dried Peas, Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Dehydrated Carrots, Minerals (Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Potassium Iodide, Manganese Sulfate, Selenium, Copper Sulfate), Guar Gum, Added Color, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Vitamins (Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement), Xanthan Gum, Yellow #6, Yellow #5
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | WET FOOD MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 8.0% | 44.4% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 3.0% | 16.7% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.0% | 5.6% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 22.2% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (884 kcal per kg, 331 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
5 FDA Recalls On Record
High Protein Chopped Chicken & Duck Flavor Wet Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Adult Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Expansion: Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food (Walmart/Dollar General) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food, specific lots Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
2 of these fell in the last three years. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
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