Pedigree Homestyle Meals Roasted Chicken, Rice and Vegetable Flavor

by Pedigree

Overall Score: 43/100

Ingredients

1. Ground Whole Grain Corn (other)
2. Chicken By-Product Meal (protein)
3. Corn Gluten Meal (carbohydrate)
4. Animal Fat (fat)
5. Meat And Bone Meal (protein)
6. Soybean Meal (carbohydrate)
7. Ground Whole Grain Wheat (other)
8. Natural Flavor (additive)
9. Brewers Rice (carbohydrate)
10. Salt (mineral)
11. Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
12. Monocalcium Phosphate (other)
13. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
14. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
15. Dried Peas (carbohydrate)
16. DL-Methionine (other)
17. Vitamin E Supplement (vitamin)
18. Zinc Sulfate (mineral)
19. L-Tryptophan (other)
20. Yellow 5 (additive)
21. Yellow 6 (other)
22. Dried Carrots (other)
23. Blue 2 (additive)
24. Niacin (vitamin)
25. Red 40 (additive)
26. D-Calcium Pantothenate (other)
27. Copper Sulfate (other)
28. Sodium Selenite (mineral)
29. Potassium lodide (other)
30. Vitamin A Supplement (vitamin)
31. Riboflavin Supplement (vitamin)
32. Vitamin B12 Supplement (vitamin)
33. Thiamine Mononitrate (vitamin)
34. Vitamin D3 Supplement (vitamin)
35. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (other)
36. Folic Acid (vitamin)

Ingredient concerns

• Chicken By-Product Meal (medium concern): While nutritionally adequate, by-product meals can vary widely in quality and digestibility. They include parts like necks, feet, and intestines, which some consumers find objectionable. Quality control is less consistent than named muscle meat sources.
• Corn Gluten Meal (medium concern): Primarily used as an inexpensive plant-based protein booster that can inflate the protein percentage on guaranteed analysis without providing the complete amino acid profile of animal proteins. Its presence in large quantities may indicate the manufacturer is supplementing with cheap protein instead of using more meat.
• Animal Fat (medium concern): Generic 'animal fat' does not identify the source species, raising the same transparency and quality control issues as generic meat meals. The species used may vary between batches, making it unsuitable for pets with specific protein allergies.
• Meat and Bone Meal (medium concern): Like meat meal, it does not specify the species source. The inclusion of bone increases the ash/mineral content and may lower overall protein digestibility. Quality varies widely between manufacturers. Generally considered a lower-quality protein source.
• Soy (medium concern): Soy is a common allergen in dogs and cats. It contains phytoestrogens that may affect hormonal balance, though the clinical significance in pets is not fully established. Often used as an inexpensive protein and carbohydrate filler. Most soy in pet food is genetically modified.
• Peas (low concern): Peas and other legumes have been associated with the FDA investigation into a potential link between grain-free diets high in legumes and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. While a definitive causal relationship has not been established, the FDA continues to investigate. Peas are frequently used in grain-free formulations as a primary carbohydrate and protein source.
• Yellow 5 (high concern): Like Red 40, Yellow 5 provides no nutritional value and is added only for appearance. It has been associated with hypersensitivity reactions and behavioral effects in children in multiple studies. Banned or restricted in several countries. The EU requires warning labels on products containing tartrazine. No legitimate reason for its inclusion in pet food.
• Blue 2 (high concern): Another artificial color with zero nutritional value. Some studies have found associations with brain tumors in male rats at high doses, though these findings are not universally accepted. Like other artificial colors, it exists in pet food solely for marketing purposes and offers no benefit to the animal.
• Red 40 (high concern): Provides no nutritional benefit whatsoever and is added solely for the visual appeal to human buyers, as dogs and cats have limited color vision. Multiple studies have raised concerns about behavioral effects in children, leading the EU to require warning labels on foods containing Red 40. Some animal studies have suggested potential genotoxicity, though results are debated. The FDA maintains it is safe at approved levels, but many veterinary nutritionists recommend avoiding artificial colors entirely.
• Sodium Selenite (low concern): Sodium selenite is an inorganic form of selenium with a narrower safety margin than organic forms (such as selenium yeast). It has lower bioavailability and higher potential for toxicity at elevated levels compared to organic selenium sources. Some premium pet foods use selenium yeast instead as a safer alternative.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 36.4%, fat 13.6%, fiber 0%, ash 31.8%, carbohydrate 18.2%. By calories: 41.5% from protein, 37.7% from fat, 20.8% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 36.4% vs 18% minimum, fat 13.6% vs 5.5% minimum.

Wet food, with grains, for the adult life stage.

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