Pedigree

Pedigree Adult Small Dog Dry review

Name: Pedigree Adult Small Dog Dry
Brand: Pedigree

24.9/100Poor

DryAdult

The familiar Pedigree recipe scaled for a smaller mouth, sitting in our Poor band. Its one difference from the bigger bags is sodium tripolyphosphate at 0.4%, there to slow the tartar little breeds are prone to. Nearly every other line on the label is a category, which is what holds the score down. The food is complete and its added nutrition is dosed properly.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and toy adults, with a kibble sized for a smaller jaw
Small dogs prone to tartar
Careful measuring. The chart starts at a 1kg dog and steps up in small increments
A familiar complete food with its vitamin and mineral panel printed per kilo

Worth watching

Poultry at 4% is the only named animal, and it covers four species without settling on one
Unnamed cereals can change between production runs
Estimated carbohydrate at 58.4% of dry matter, well above the 46.2% typical

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

24.9/100Poor

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyPoor

ValuePoor

The details

Dog fit

Sized for small and toy adults. Feed from the label's table for your dog's weight, which starts at 25 to 30 grams for a 1kg dog.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Pedigree Adult Small Dog Dry 24.9

All one Poor. Typical dry food: Good.

The low score is a verdict on how little the label names, not a warning about what is in the bowl.

What's in it

CerealsLead the list, unnamed.
Meat and Animal DerivativesPoultry is 4%; nothing else has a species. A dog that struggles with one bird cannot be steered around it.
Oils and FatsUnnamed.
Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, including dried beet pulp3%A fermentable fibre for a firmer stool.
Minerals, including sodium tripolyphosphate0.4%Binds calcium in saliva so plaque has a harder time turning to tartar. A toothbrush still does more.
Vegetables, including dried peas and carrots0.7%Equivalent to 4% before drying.
Yeast, including brewer's yeast0.4%A genuine source of B vitamins.

Vitamins and minerals printed in full and pitched a little higher per kilo than on the bigger bags, for a dog eating smaller amounts.

Antioxidants and preservatives are given as categories with no names.

Named ingredients

Cereals*, Meat and Animal Derivatives (including Poultry 4%), Oils and Fats, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (including Dried Beet Pulp 3%*), Minerals (including Sodium Tripolyphosphate 0.4%), Vegetables* (including Dried Peas and Carrots Mix 0.7%, equivalent to Peas and Carrots Mix 4%), Yeast (including Brewer's Yeast 0.4%), *Natural ingredients, Cereals*, Meat and Animal Derivatives (including Poultry 4%), Oils and Fats, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (including Dried Beet Pulp* 3%), Minerals (including Sodium Tripolyphosphate 0.4%), Vegetables*(including Dried Peas and Carrots Mix 0.7%, Equivalent to Peas and Carrots Mix 4%), Yeast (including Brewer's Yeast 0.4%), *Natural Ingredients

Against the range

One small-dog kibble. Unnamed cereals lead, meat and animal derivatives follow with poultry at 4%, and oils and fats sit behind them unnamed. Moisture is not declared, so the dry matter figures assume 8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

354 kcal/100g

Protein

20%

Fat

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

21.7%

Fat

9.8%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

58.4%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

27.6%

Carbs

54.1%

Veg

Oils

Other

6.4%

Pricing & size