Cesar Cheesy Chicken Pasta Dinner In Sauce Review

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Quick Analysis

Ingredients:

Nutrition:

Potential Allergens: corn, wheat gluten and dairy

Est. Calories: 70 cal/100g

Price: n/a

Overall, Cesar Cheesy Chicken Pasta Dinner In Sauce is an average dog food, earning 6 out of a possible 10 paws based on its nutritional analysis and ingredient list.


Ingredient Analysis

When evaluating a dog food, the first five ingredients can tell you a lot about the quality of a product as they make up the bulk of the product. Ideally, you're looking for quality protein sources with a minimum of cheap starches, fillers or by-products. Continuing down the ingredient list, look for ingredients that resemble real food with a minimal number of unpronounceable chemicals - the same as you would for human food.

Cesar Cheesy Chicken Pasta Dinner In Sauce includes the following:

Quality Ingredients

  • chicken
  • chicken liver

Questionable Ingredients

  • wheat gluten
  • corn starch
  • wheat flour
  • guar gum

Potential Allergens

  • wheat gluten
  • dried cheese
  • corn starch

Note - a bolded ingredient in the above tables indicates it is one of the first five ingredients listed by the product manufacturer.

Although not the first product listed (which is the most plentiful), Cesar Cheesy Chicken Pasta Dinner In Sauce does contain with its top ingredients chicken and chicken liver which are considered quality protein sources.

Additionally, it's worth noting that this product does not list either by-products nor bulk-adding fillers within its top ingredients. By-products are considered inferior, lesser quality ingredients. Common fillers typically used to add bulk to the product are not required in your dog's diet. Together, their combined absence may be indicative of a higher quality product.

Please also be aware that this product contains guar gum, which is an additive that some experts claim may be a possible contributor to certain medical conditions in dogs.

Allergen alert: This product contains corn starch, wheat gluten and dried cheese which may be problematic for dogs who suffer from corn, wheat gluten or dairy food allergies.



Nutritional Analysis*

Compared to the other 1160 dog foods in our database, Cesar Cheesy Chicken Pasta Dinner In Sauce has:

  • significantly more protein than average
  • an average amount of carbohydrates
  • significantly less fat than average
  • an average amount of fiber
In general, dogs have been shown to do better with a higher protein, medium fat, lower carb diet with sufficient moisture. However, specialty diets as recommended by your veterinarian may prioritize a different nutritional breakdown.

Calorie Breakdown

Using the calculations provided by the AAFCO, Cesar Cheesy Chicken Pasta Dinner In Sauce has approximately 70 calories per 100g (20 calories/ounce), which is considerably fewer calories compared to the average of the other wet dog foods in the DogFoodDB.


All the product information on this page is based on data collected from the manufacturer's product website as retrieved on June 11, 2017.


Ingredients

Ingredients as published by the dog food manufacturer:

Sufficient Water For Processing, Chicken, Chicken Liver, Enriched Noodle Product (Wheat, Egg Whites, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Animal Plasma, Wheat Gluten, Dried Cheese, Corn Starch, Wheat Flour, Pea Fiber, Minerals (Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide), Natural Flavor, Salt, Vitamins (Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Biotin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Added Color, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Sodium Nitrite (For Color Retention). 


Guaranteed Analysis

Nutritional information as published by the dog food manufacturer.*

Protein: (min)
8.0%
Fat: (min)
2.0%
Fiber: (max)
1.0%
Carbs: (est)
7.0%
Ash: (est)
0.0%
Moisture: (max)
82.0%

Dry Matter Analysis

The manufacturer's published guaranteed analysis values normalized for moisture content.

Protein: (min)
44%
Fat: (min)
11%
Fiber: (max)
6%
Carbs: (est)
39%
Ash: (est)
0%
Calories: (est)
70/100g

*Note that some nutritional percentages reported are only estimated values, and are indicated as such as (est). Each dog food manufacturer is required by law to publish a Guaranteed Analysis, which defines each product's maximum values of fiber, moisture and ash in addition to the minimum values of protein and fat contained within. Exact nutritional percentages are not available and hence all calculated values (including carbohydrate percentages and calorie amounts) are determined using these minimum and maximum published values and therefore may differ from actual values.


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