Pedigree Puppy Chicken & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Pedigree Puppy Chicken & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food are Whole Grain Ground Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Whole Grain Wheat, Soybean Meal, and Brewers Rice. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 41.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Whole Grain Ground Corn
Whole corn kernels ground for digestibility, with the bran and germ left intact.
Chicken By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from the parts of the chicken left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and…
Ground Whole Grain Wheat
Whole grain wheat ground for digestibility, with the bran and germ retained.
Soybean Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
Our read The ingredients
A nutrient count with routine benefits
Signature feature
Nutrient fortification
With 36 vitamins, minerals & amino acids to support health and vitality
What it is These are added vitamins, minerals and amino acids mixed into the kibble. Many named supplements appear after salt, alongside nutrients supplied by the main ingredients.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
The 36 count says nothing about dosage. Added nutrients matter for a growing puppy, but fortification is standard in growth food, so the headline makes routine work sound distinctive.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Corn and rice sit near the top, while carrots fall below salt. The vegetable part is a small addition.
- 1 Ground whole grain corn
- 5 brewers rice
- 23 dried carrots
- 10 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,463 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 27.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 11.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 12.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 41.0%
295 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Ground whole grain corn, chicken by-product meal, ground whole grain wheat, soybean meal, brewers rice, animal fat (source of omega 6 fatty acids [preserved with bha and citric acid]), meat and bone meal, natural flavor (source of chicken flavor), dried brewers yeast, 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., monocalcium phosphate, fish oil ([source of dha] preserved with mixed tocopherols), dried plain beet pulp, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, choline chloride, DL-methionine, dried peas, zinc sulfate, L-tryptophan, vitamin E supplement, red 40, dried carrots, yellow 5, blue 2, copper sulfate, yellow 6, niacin supplement (vitamin b3), sodium selenite, potassium iodide, D-calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), vitamin A supplement, riboflavin supplement (vitamin b2), vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), vitamin D3 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid
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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 27.0% | 30.7% | HIGH |
| FAT | 11.0% | 12.5% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.0% | 3.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 41.0% | 46.6% | HIGH |
Our read The label
A lighter cup with carbs leading
43mg
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Is a cup a normal cup?
Light on calories
Each cup has about 25% fewer calories than our dry food average. Switching foods scoop for scoop could underfeed a growing puppy.
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Where do the calories come from?
Carbs lead
Estimated carbohydrate supplies 43% of calories, ahead of protein and fat. Much of this puppy food's energy comes from starch.
- Feed it to
- Growing puppies that do well with chicken and grains, and owners who will measure by age and weight.
- Skip it for
- Puppies with chicken allergies, and owners seeking a meat-led or more calorie-dense growth food.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 lb | $5.83LIVE | $1.67 | Amazon lowest of 2 stores |
| 28 lb | $79.00LIVE | $2.82 | Amazon |
| 60 lb | $49.98 | $0.83 | Chewy |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 5. Others are from our check on Sep 27. 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 (295 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
5 FDA Recalls On Record
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2 of these fell in the last three years. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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