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Pedigree · Choice Cuts in Gravy Adult Wet Dog Food Can, Country Stew · Wet food · Adult maintenance
On the facts printed on its own label, Pedigree Choice Cuts in Gravy Adult Wet Dog Food Can, Country Stew scores 49 out of 100 on our rubric: a weak label by the standards of this database. The panel opens with Sufficient Water For Processing, and the first ingredient signal earns 4 of its 20 points. At 8% crude protein it ranks 21 of the 30 Pedigree recipes we scored for protein. Crude fat reads 3%.
The brand carries 4 FDA posted recall events in our check, set out below with their dates; weigh their age as well as their count.
The panel runs to 17 ingredient lines. 3 of them are animal source lines and 4 are plant lines. Salt appears at line 8 of 17: ingredients listed after salt are present in small amounts, a standard reading aid for long panels. The vitamin and mineral pack begins around line 10; the 8 lines from there on are mostly supplements, preservatives and functional extras rather than staple foods.
| Maker | Mars Petcare US |
|---|---|
| Format | Wet food |
| Life stage | Adult maintenance |
| Full ingredient list, in label order |
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| Guaranteed analysis | Crude protein (min) 8% · crude fat (min) 3% · crude fiber (max) 1% · moisture (max) 82% |
| Dry matter reading | With the water taken out, the same analysis reads 44.4% protein and 16.7% fat. Dry matter is how wet and dry foods can be compared fairly. |
| Calories | 884 kcal/kg, 332 kcal per 13.2 oz, as labeled |
| AAFCO adequacy | Not stated on the product page we read. The life stage above follows the maker's own description of the recipe. |
| Price | Not listed. We publish a price only when we have verified it from a dated listing, and we had not for this recipe when the label was read. |
| Signal | Points | What the label shows |
|---|---|---|
| First ingredient | 4 / 20 | Sufficient Water For Processing, an ingredient we could not class from its name, opens the panel. |
| Animal protein depth, first 10 ingredients | 4 / 15 | 2 of the first ten ingredients are named animal ingredients. A by-product meal or unnamed animal ingredient appears in the ten, which takes 3 points off under the rubric. |
| Protein level for the life stage | 15 / 15 | Crude protein reads 44.4% on a dry matter basis (water removed), read against the adult maintenance stage the label claims. |
| Fat level fit | 10 / 10 | Crude fat reads 16.7% on a dry matter basis (water removed). |
| Whole foods versus filler-flagged ingredients | 7 / 10 | Flagged in the first ten: wheat. Flagged means cheapest calorie sources, not unsafe. |
| Artificial colors and preservatives | 4 / 10 | Found in the panel: added color. Color and color-retention chemicals feed the eye of the buyer, not the dog. |
| AAFCO adequacy basis | Not scored | No AAFCO adequacy basis was stated in the data we could verify, so this signal is not scored. |
| FDA recall history | 0 / 10 | 4 FDA posted dog food recall events found for the brand in our November 2026 check. |
| Price tier | Not scored | Not scored in this round. We publish a price only when we have verified it from a dated listing. |
| Total | 49 / 100 | Scaled from 44 of 90 available points. Stars are the score divided by 20, rounded to the nearest half. The method is published in full on the dog food hub. |
Definitions below are written from AAFCO's ingredient definitions in our own words. They describe what an ingredient is, never what a brand claims about it. Names that appear in our ingredient dictionary link to it; the dictionary counts how many scored recipes carry each ingredient.
2012: Mars Petcare recalled three Pedigree Weight Management canned recipes after pieces of blue plastic were found in some cans, a possible choking risk.
2014: Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition dry food in 15 lb and 55 lb bags was recalled because small metal fragments could be present in the bags.
2024: Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak and Vegetable Flavor dry food in 44 lb bags was recalled over possible loose metal pieces.
2026: Pedigree High Protein canned food from two lots was recalled after the product was diverted outside normal sales channels and could contain metal or plastic pieces.
Four FDA posted recall events for Pedigree dog food were verified in our November 2026 check of FDA announcements, dated 2012, 2014, 2024 and 2026. A brand level recall record is not proof that the recipe on this page was affected; the score uses the brand record because recall history is a maker level fact.
See the full dog food recall tracker for recent events across all brands.
Those are the twelve highest scoring of the 29 other Pedigree recipes we scored. The full comparison, flagship review included, is on the Pedigree brand review.
Switch foods gradually over about a week, mixing more of the new food into the old each day. Portion by calories, not by the look of the bowl: our feeding calculator works out a daily amount from your dog's weight, and this recipe's calorie line above is the number it needs.
What that means at the bowl, for a typical neutered adult (resting energy 70 times body weight to the power 0.75, times 1.6; treats come out of the same budget):
| Dog's weight | Daily energy | Of this recipe, at 332 kcal a can |
|---|---|---|
| 3 kg | about 255 kcal | about 0.8 cans |
| 10 kg | about 630 kcal | about 1.9 cans |
| 20 kg | about 1,059 kcal | about 3.2 cans |
| 30 kg | about 1,436 kcal | about 4.3 cans |
Puppies, pregnant dogs and very active dogs need more; older and weight watching dogs need less. The calculator linked above adjusts for those cases.
Sufficient Water For Processing is the first ingredient on the label, in the order the maker prints. The full list of 17 ingredients, exactly as published on the maker's product page, is in the label facts table on this page.
The label guarantees at least 8% crude protein as fed. With the water taken out that reads 44.4% protein on a dry matter basis, which is the fair way to compare a wet food with a dry one.
The maker states 884 kcal per kilogram, or 332 kcal in one 13.2 oz can.
The score follows our published rubric and grades only what a buyer can verify: the first ingredient, how much of the early panel is named animal protein, the protein and fat levels for the adult maintenance stage, flagged filler and additive ingredients, the AAFCO basis and the brand's FDA recall record. The signal by signal breakdown is on this page.
Yes. Our November 2026 check of FDA announcements found four Pedigree dog food recall events, in 2012, 2014, 2024 and 2026, three of them involving possible metal or plastic pieces in the food. The brand level record is listed on this page; a brand record is not proof this recipe was affected.
The maker's product page describes the recipe as complete and balanced, but it prints no AAFCO adequacy statement, so we could not verify the basis (feeding trial or formulation) and the rubric leaves that signal unscored rather than guessing.
Scores follow the rubric published on the dog food hub. This review is general information about a product label, not veterinary advice, and it is not a feeding trial: we score what a buyer can verify from the label and the public record.
Last updated: November 2026. Checked against the sources named on this page.