Pedigree

Pedigree Protein+ Pouches review

Name: Pedigree Protein+ Pouches
Brand: Pedigree

38.3/100Average

WetAdult

Small 85g pouches for medium and large dogs, sitting in the middle of our Average band. The Protein+ claim holds up in the analysis, with protein at 57.3% of dry matter. Where it comes from is the soft spot: a chunk of meat and animal derivatives, small named meats, and vegetable protein extracts close behind.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Active medium and large dogs, the sizes the range is aimed at
Protein without much richness. Fat converts to a moderate 23.2% of dry matter
Dogs that struggle with starch, at 4.9% carbohydrate in dry matter against 15.8% typical
Topping up a main meal with a pouch or two
Dogs that need the moisture, declared at 81.5%

Worth watching

Vegetable protein extracts second on the list, so plants supply part of that protein
Named meats at 4% each, with the rest of the chunk unnamed
Pork liver in all four recipes, which leaves a pork-free dog nowhere to go in the range
Cassia gum at 2000 mg per kilo thickening the sauce

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

How this scores

How we score

38.3/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and large adults. The label asks 1020 grams a day at 15kg, which is twelve pouches, so count the boxes before ordering.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Pedigree Protein+ Pouches 38.3

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The nutrition side delivers more than most pouches manage; what holds it back is a recipe that will not say which animals it used or how much protein came from a plant.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivatives85% of the chunkA legal category; nothing on the label says whether the material is good or plain. The chunk is typically 50% of the pouch.
Named meats in the chunk4% eachBeef, chicken, turkey or duck, two to a recipe.
Pork liver8%The largest named animal entry, rich in vitamin A, B12, copper and selenium.
Vegetable protein extractsPlant and method unnamed. Part of the protein figure is not animal protein.
MineralsBehind the ash at 9.2% of dry matter.
Derivatives of vegetable origin, including dried beet pulp0.6%The only named plant, a firming fibre.

A properly dosed panel of vitamin D3, vitamin E and five trace minerals, with cassia gum at 2000 mg per kilo to thicken the sauce.

Every recipe names its meats in pairs and adds pork liver, so none can support an elimination diet.

Named ingredients

With Beef and Liver: Meat and Animal Derivatives (in the Chunk* 85%, including Beef 4% and Pork Liver 8%), Vegetable Protein Extracts, Minerals, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (including Dried Beet Pulp 0.6%) *93% Natural, Chunk typically 50% of the product, With Chicken and Beef: Meat and Animal Derivatives (in the Chunk* 85%, including Chicken 4%, Beef 4% and Pork Liver 8%), Vegetable Protein Extracts, Minerals, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (including Dried Beet Pulp 0.6%) *93% Natural, Chunk typically 50% of the product, With Turkey and Chicken: Meat and Animal Derivatives (in the Chunk* 85%, including Turkey 4%, Chicken 4% and Pork Liver 8%), Vegetable Protein Extracts, Minerals, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (including Dried Beet Pulp 0.6%) *93% Natural, Chunk typically 50% of the product, With Duck and Chicken: Meat and Animal Derivatives (in the Chunk* 85%, including Duck 4%, Chicken 4% and Pork Liver 8%), Vegetable Protein Extracts, Minerals, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (including Dried Beet Pulp 0.6%) *93% Natural, Chunk typically 50% of the product, With Beef and Liver: Meat and Animal Derivatives (in the Chunk* 85%, including Beef 4% and Pork Liver 8%), Vegetable Protein Extracts, Minerals, Derivatives of Vegetable origin (including Dried Beet Pulp 0.6%), With Chicken and Beef: Meat and Animal Derivatives (in the Chunk* 85%, including Chicken 4%, Beef 4% and Pork Liver 8%), Vegetable Protein Extracts, Minerals, Derivatives of Vegetable origin (including Dried Beet Pulp 0.6%), With Turkey and Chicken: Meat and Animal Derivatives (in the Chunk* 85%, including Turkey 4%, Chicken 4% and Pork Liver 8%), Vegetable Protein Extracts, Minerals, Derivatives of Vegetable origin (including Dried Beet Pulp 0.6%), With Duck and Chicken: Meat and Animal Derivatives (in the Chunk* 85%, including Duck 4%, Chicken 4% and Pork Liver 8%), Vegetable Protein Extracts, Minerals, Derivatives of Vegetable origin (including Dried Beet Pulp 0.6%), *93% Natural, Chunk typically 50% of the product

Against the range

One listing for four pouch recipes: beef and liver, chicken and beef, turkey and chicken, duck and chicken. Each is built the same way. Meat and animal derivatives make up the chunk, the headline meats are 4% each, pork liver is 8% in every one, and vegetable protein extracts come second. There are no cereals on the label.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

80 kcal/100g

Protein

10.6%

Fat

4.3%

Fibre

Ash

1.7%

Moisture

81.5%

Dry weight

Protein

57.3%

Fat

23.2%

Fibre

5.4%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

4.9%

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.

Carbs

52%

Other

48%

Pricing & size