Cesar Classic Loaf in Sauce Porterhouse Steak 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
Beef leads, but the porterhouse is only a flavor
Signature feature
Real beef
High-quality protein, #1 ingredient real beef
What it is Beef, first on the list, followed by pork by-products, chicken liver, broth, water, beef lung and chicken heart, all ground together into the loaf.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
First place only means beef outweighs pork by-products before cooking, and raw beef is mostly water. The protein comes from three animals, which matters most for a dog with a beef or chicken allergy.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Pork by-products and chicken organs sit right behind the beef, and the porterhouse in the name is a flavoring listed below the salt.
- 2 pork by-products
- 3 chicken liver
- 7 chicken heart
- 19 porterhouse steak flavor
- 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
- 902 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), porterhouse steak flavor, guar gum, natural 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
Mostly protein and fat, almost no carbs
90kcal
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Is it a high-protein food?
Yes
Protein runs 50% on a dry basis against 42.1% for the average wet food we list, with beef and organs supplying it.
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Where do the calories come from?
Fat, then protein
About 52% of the calories come from fat and 48% from protein, with essentially no carbohydrate. That is a lot of fat for a sensitive pancreas.
- Feed it to
- Small healthy adults, and adults on kibble whose owners want a meaty, low-carb wet food on top.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs with beef, pork or chicken allergies, 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 lowest of 2 stores |
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 (902 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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