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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%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 27.0%, fat 11.0%, fiber 3.0%, moisture 12.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 41.0%
27%
11%
12%
41%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 41.0% of this cup, above the kibble average. Protein comes in at 27.0%. One cup carries 295 kcal.
PROTEIN
27.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
41.0%
KCAL / CUP
295
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FIRST 5 OF 38 COMPONENTS

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

Pedigree says

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

  1. Marketing
  2. Modest
  3. 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

SALT DIVIDER

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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
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
STARCH RATIO 41.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%

Our read The label

A lighter cup with carbs leading

The number

43mg

Minimum DHA per cup, calculated from the guaranteed amount and cup weight. DHA supports brain and eye development during growth.
  1. 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.

  2. 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.
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

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.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
3.6CUPS
    1,076 kcal311 g

    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.

    RECALL HISTORY // PEDIGREE

    5 FDA Recalls On Record

    JUL 2, 2026
    POTENTIAL FOREIGN MATERIAL, FOOD & BEVERAGE SAFETY

    High Protein Chopped Chicken & Duck Flavor Wet Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    MAY 18, 2024
    POTENTIAL FOREIGN MATERIAL

    Adult Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    AUG 31, 2014
    FOREIGN MATERIAL (SMALL METAL PIECES)

    Expansion: Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food (Walmart/Dollar General) Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    AUG 26, 2014
    FOREIGN MATERIAL (SMALL METAL PIECES)

    Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food, specific lots Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.

    JUN 30, 2012
    POTENTIAL CHOKING RISK

    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

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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