Pedigree Wet PUPPY Complete Nutrition - Chopped Ground Dinner With Chicken & Beef Review

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Pedigree Wet PUPPY Complete Nutrition - Chopped Ground Dinner With Chicken & Beef

Quick Analysis

Ingredients:

Nutrition:

Potential Allergens: beef, seafood, eggs and meat by-products

Est. Calories: 104 cal/100g

Price: n/a

Overall, Pedigree Wet PUPPY Complete Nutrition - Chopped Ground Dinner With Chicken & Beef is a below average dog food, earning 5 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.

Pedigree Wet PUPPY Complete Nutrition - Chopped Ground Dinner With Chicken & Beef includes the following:

Quality Ingredients

  • chicken
  • beef

Questionable Ingredients

  • chicken by-products
  • meat by-products
  • carrageenan
  • guar gum

Potential Allergens

  • meat by-products
  • beef
  • dried egg product
  • fish oil

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), Pedigree Wet PUPPY Complete Nutrition - Chopped Ground Dinner With Chicken & Beef does contain with its top ingredients chicken which are considered quality protein sources.

However, this product also lists chicken by-products and meat by-products within its top ingredients. By-products are typically considered inferior, lesser quality ingredients.

Please also be aware that this product contains carrageenan and guar gum, which are additives that some experts claim may be possible contributors to certain medical conditions in dogs.

Allergen alert: This product contains beef, fish oil, dried egg product and meat by-products which may be problematic for dogs who suffer from beef, seafood, eggs or meat by-products food allergies.



Nutritional Analysis*

Compared to the other 1160 dog foods in our database, Pedigree Wet PUPPY Complete Nutrition - Chopped Ground Dinner With Chicken & Beef has:

  • more protein than average
  • significantly fewer carbohydrates than average
  • significantly more fat than average
  • more fiber than average
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, Pedigree Wet PUPPY Complete Nutrition - Chopped Ground Dinner With Chicken & Beef has approximately 104 calories per 100g (29 calories/ounce), which is a few more 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 May 21, 2017.


Ingredients

Ingredients as published by the dog food manufacturer:

Sufficient Water For Processing, Chicken, Chicken By-Products, Meat By-Products, Animal Liver, Beef, Dried Egg Product, Dried Tomato Pomace, Dried Chicory Pulp, Minerals (Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide), Fish Oil (Source Of Dha), Monocalcium Phosphate, Carrageenan, Calcium Carbonate, Added Color, Guar Gum, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Dried Yam, Vitamins (Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Xanthan Gum, Dextrose, Sodium Nitrite (For Color Retention).


Guaranteed Analysis

Nutritional information as published by the dog food manufacturer.*

Protein: (min)
9.0%
Fat: (min)
7.0%
Fiber: (max)
1.5%
Carbs: (est)
3.8%
Ash: (est)
0.7%
Moisture: (max)
78.0%

Dry Matter Analysis

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

Protein: (min)
41%
Fat: (min)
32%
Fiber: (max)
7%
Carbs: (est)
17%
Ash: (est)
3%
Calories: (est)
104/100g

*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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