PEDIGREE Puppy Lamb & Rice Chopped Ground Dinner for Puppies Wet Dog Food

Wet food for dogs · Puppy · by Pedigree

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What to watch for

• Active recall 2026-07-02
  Potential foreign plastic contamination
• Pea protein Moderate risk
  Protein extracted from peas, used to raise the protein number without more meat. The FDA has been investigating reports of heart disease (DCM) in dogs eating diets high in peas, lentils and other legumes, often grain-free. No cause has been proven, but it is worth knowing when legumes sit near the top of the list.
• Artificial colors Moderate risk
  Unspecified synthetic dyes. They are there for the owner's eye, not the dog's nutrition.
• Carrageenan Moderate risk
  A seaweed-based thickener in many wet foods. EFSA kept it allowed but flagged data gaps, and animal studies have linked degraded carrageenan to gut inflammation.
• Red 3 Moderate risk
  An artificial color added to make food look appealing to people; dogs do not care what color their food is. In January 2025 the FDA revoked authorization for FD&C Red No. 3 in human food and ingested drugs because it caused cancer in male rats at high doses; EFSA also set a low acceptable intake.
• Meat by-products Low risk
  Clean parts of slaughtered mammals other than muscle meat, such as organs. AAFCO says by-products can be nutritious, but the label does not say which animal they came from, so you cannot steer around an allergy.
• Brewers rice Low risk
  Small broken pieces of rice left over from milling. Digestible energy but fewer nutrients than whole rice.
• Copper sulfate Low risk
  A source of copper, an essential trace mineral. Some breeds accumulate copper in the liver, and vets have raised concern that some dog foods supply more than dogs need.

What it does well

• Complete & balanced
  Meets an AAFCO nutrient profile.
• High protein 40.9%
  30% or more on a dry-matter basis.
• Named meat first
  First ingredient is chicken.

Ingredients

CHICKEN, SUFFICIENT WATER FOR PROCESSING, MEAT BY-PRODUCTS, MEAT PROTEIN ISOLATE, LAMB, BREWERS RICE, DRIED EGG PRODUCT, DRIED TOMATO PASTE, FISH OIL (SOURCE OF DHA), ADDED COLOR, MINERALS (POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM PROTEINATE, ZINC SULFATE, COPPER PROTEINATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, COPPER SULFATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE), CARRAGEENAN, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DRIED BEET PULP, DRIED YAM, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, VITAMINS (CHOLINE CHLORIDE, VITAMIN E SUPPLEMENT, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, BIOTIN, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENT, VITAMIN D3 SUPPLEMENT), GLYCINE, RED 3

Guaranteed analysis

What the label cannot tell you

• Ingredient order is by weight before cooking; fresh meat counts water.

Sizes and barcodes

• PEDIGREE Puppy Lamb & Rice Chopped Ground Dinner for Puppies Wet Dog Food , 13.2 oz Cans (12 Pack) UPC 023100113470

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Informational, not veterinary advice. The score is our opinion of a food, built from the facts on its label with our published method. No brand pays to rank higher. Recipes change: check the bag you have, or scan it in the app.

Score version 2026.11.6 · Page updated 2026-11-03