Cesar Classic Loaf in Sauce Filet Mignon Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 3.5 oz trays, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 50% protein and 22% fat, and each tray carries 89 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- Paté in sauce
- 3.5 oz tray
- 82% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Pork By-Products
The parts of the pig left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and trimmings.
Chicken Liver
The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Chicken Broth
The liquid produced by simmering chicken, used to add moisture and flavor.
Water
Plain water, used to make the recipe mixable and, in wet food, to fill the can.
Our read The ingredients
A mixed-meat loaf wearing a steak name
Signature feature
Filet mignon flavor
Classic loaf in sauce filet mignon flavor
What it is A flavoring, 19th on the list and two spots below the salt. The meat itself is beef, pork by-products, chicken liver, beef lung and chicken heart.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Under AAFCO naming rules, a "flavor" only has to be detectable, so no filet mignon has to be in the tray. Beef does lead the list, so your dog eats beef, just not that cut.
Marketing The claim outruns anything in the recipe.
Beef leads, but pork by-products, chicken liver, lung and heart fill out the meat. A dog avoiding chicken or pork can't eat this.
- 2 pork by-products
- 3 chicken liver
- 6 beef lung
- 7 chicken heart
- 17 Salt
What’s in the tray
- First meat
- Beef, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Beef, pork by-products, chicken liver and beef lung.
- Thickeners and binders
- sodium tripolyphosphate, carrageenan, xanthan gum and guar 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 tray; it adds nothing for the dog.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the tray, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 900 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 9.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 4.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 82.0%
89 kcal per 3.5 oz tray, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the tray size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the tray prints it, heaviest first
Beef, pork by-products, chicken liver, chicken broth, water, beef lung, chicken heart, added color, calcium carbonate, sodium tripolyphosphate, carrageenan, potassium chloride, xanthan gum, magnesium proteinate, dried yam, DL-methionine, 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., erythorbic acid (preservative), filet mignon flavor, guar gum, natrual flavor, zinc sulfate, vitamin E supplement, monocalcium phosphate, sodium nitrite (for color retention), copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin D3 supplement, potassium iodide
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 | 9.0% | 50.0% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 4.0% | 22.2% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.0% | 5.6% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 11.1% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Our read The label
Meat and fat, with almost no carbs
90kcal
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Where do the calories come from?
Half fat
About 52% of calories come from fat and 48% from protein, with almost none from carbs. That's rich for a dog with a touchy pancreas.
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Is it a high-protein food?
Yes
50% protein on a dry basis against 42.1% for the average wet food we list. Meat carries this tray, not starch.
- Feed it to
- Small adult dogs, and kibble eaters whose owners want a beef-led wet topper.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken or pork, and dogs on a low-fat diet or with a history of pancreatitis.
What a tray costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 oz | $1.18 | $5.90 | Walmart |
Prices are from our check on Sep 30. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (900 kcal per kg, 89 kcal per tray). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
1 FDA Recall On Record
Filet Mignon Flavor wet dog food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
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