Label analysisTop ingredients onlyGrade DKibble (Extruded)

Pedigree

Pedigree Large Breed Complete Nutrition Adult Chicken

Editor ingredient insight

Pedigree Large Breed Chicken Adult starts with whole grain corn, chicken by-product meal, and corn gluten meal, with modest macros plus joint-nutrient disclosure. I would use it for budget large-dog feeding, not for chicken-meat density.

Logic-based verdict

This food is worth considering when budget per kilogram matters alongside baseline nutrition.

Manufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Protein source

Ingredient guide

Unclear animal protein source

Animal protein

Meat and Bone Meal (#2)

Plant protein

Soybean Meal (#3)

Animal-based does not always mean clearly sourced.

Unspecified animal protein is read conservatively.

Caution

Ingredient grade

D

Grade D

Top ingredient profile

Ground Whole Grain Corn
Meat and Bone Meal
Soybean Meal
Plant booster present
Crude protein22%
Crude protein22%
Crude fat10%
Other 68%

Protein position, fat position, and calorie density position are relative to foods in the same processing type cohort.

biotechProtein position
Lower
query_statsFat position
Lower
local_fire_departmentCalorie density
Lower

This is not a premium ingredient story first, but the baseline nutrition is still comparable and the price per kilogram stays easier on budget.

Nutritional strengths

  • Calorie density is on the lower side.
  • Price per kilogram stays low enough that this can still be a conservative value pick.
  • Top ingredients do not show a prominent FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile.

What still needs work

  • Plant proteins can lift crude protein on the label, but the real animal-protein share still needs a closer check.
  • Less specific rendered animal ingredients sit high in the recipe, so ingredient quality still needs a more cautious read.
  • Public nutrient disclosure is still thin, so deeper comparison remains limited.

Alternative foods

Smart protein alternatives

There are not enough foods with a close protein type or family match yet.

Limited alternativesKibble (Extruded) · protein type/family cohort

Alternative candidates are still being collected

There are not enough public comparison candidates close to this food yet.

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Other recipes from the same brand with a different purpose or feeding target.

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Plant-protein boosted

Label score

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Grade D

Brand context

Brand background availableRecall history confirmed

Founded in 1934 in the United States. This brand has a recent confirmed recall history in public sources.

Ingredient analysis

Only the top ingredient read is confirmed publicly, so this section stays conservative until the full panel is available.

Top ingredients only

The complete ingredient panel is not publicly confirmed, so this read uses the visible top ingredients and guaranteed analysis.

restaurantIngredient Quality Analysis

D1.5/6
Ingredient Grade
Conservative
1Ground Whole Grain Corn
Whole Grain · Upper
2Meat and Bone Meal
Generic Meal · Lower
3Soybean Meal
Processed Plant Protein · Lowest

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Ground Whole Grain Corn is a whole or coarse grain ingredient. It usually plays more of a carbohydrate and fiber role than a core protein role. It reads as an upper-tier carb and fiber source.
  • •Meat and Bone Meal is a generic rendered protein source. Protein may be concentrated, but the animal source is not specific. It reads as an lower-tier protein source.
  • •Soybean Meal is a processed plant-protein booster. It can lift crude protein without the same animal-protein share, so the animal-protein read should stay separate. It reads as an bottom-tier plant protein booster.
restaurantIngredient Grade DConservative

Full collected ingredient list

3 ingredients
Ground Whole Grain CornMeat and Bone MealSoybean Meal
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
Alternative protein
Neutral ingredients
Caution ingredients
High-caution ingredients

Why processed plant proteins are reviewed cautiously

Ingredient lists are ordered by input weight, not protein contribution. Fresh meat 100g and Soybean Meal 50g can both contribute about 20g of protein, and Pea Protein can deliver a similar amount at around 30g. So these ingredients can materially lift crude protein even outside the top three. The review treats processed plant-protein boosters cautiously because they can weaken the animal-protein-centered profile most guardians expect from a high-protein food.

Why did the base review land here?

Ingredient qualityNutrient disclosure levelManufacturing & trust

This review score combines ingredient composition, nutrient disclosure, manufacturing trust, and core nutrient caution signals.

Nutrient disclosure

Limited disclosure

This section is more about what is still undisclosed than about reading a complete nutrient story.

Safety verification

No fails

No major red flag jumps out first, though undisclosed rows still define the limits of this safety read.

Public data trust (ETF)

D tier

Only basic guaranteed analysis is visible, so deeper nutrition comparison stays hard to trust.

Final word

Treat this review as an early screen. If the food stays interesting, verify it again with your dog-specific context before acting.

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