Pedigree Choice Cuts in Sauce with Beef

Cheap canned dog foods like Pedigree Choice Cuts in Sauce with Beef won't get stellar reviews. At this price, it's a matter of doing as the experts do, scanning labels for the most meat content and the least objectionable grain fillers. Pedigree Choice Cuts in Sauce with Beef's top ingredients are water, poultry and beef, and the meat content is higher than some other inexpensive brands, but a recent reformulation reduced the meat content and substituted meat by-products. It also contains wheat and wheat gluten, however, and most experts say that's just filler, with almost no nutritive value. Higher-quality canned dog food like Canidae (*est. $1.30 per 13-ounce can) contain far more meat, and avoid the use of by-products and fillers.

Label-reading forms the basis for most dog-food reviews, and most reviewers tend to ignore cheaper brands entirely. Ask Susan Peters has the best review of Pedigree Choice Cuts In Sauce With Beef, scoring it a five out of 10, which, while not great, is not bad considering the price. We found more than 200 owner reviews at ZooToo.com, and they seem to know their dog food. Some say that while dogs gobble it with gusto, there are far more nutritious choices available.