Cesar Puppy Classic Loaf in Sauce Chicken & Beef Recipe
Dog Food · scored by FurMetric
This wet dog food leads with quality named meats and organ proteins, delivering strong dry-matter protein (40%) and fat (30%) for a dog. However, artificial color, sodium nitrite, and an unnamed meat by-product pull the score down.
How our scores compare · 100–75 Excellent, 74–50 Fair, below 50 Poor
How we got this score
Read from: a photo of this product’s label. See the label photo
Checked: by a person against the label photo, October 2026.
Scored October 2026: Everyone sees this same score. It changes only if the recipe or our reading of the label is corrected.
The label says: complete & balanced for growth, including large-breed puppies · formulated to AAFCO profiles
“CESAR® Puppy Classic Loaf in Sauce Chicken & Beef Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for growth, including growth of large size dogs (70 lb or more as an adult).”
How the score works: our method. It describes the label, not your pet — ask your vet about your pet's diet.
What hurt the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Added Color — artificial dye with no benefit
- Meat By-Products — unnamed low-value protein source
- Sodium Nitrite — nitrosamine formation risk
- Carrageenan — linked to gut inflammation
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Named meat proteins — chicken and beef lead list
- High dry-matter protein — 40% protein species-appropriate
- Fish Oil — omega-3 fatty acids
- Organ meats — liver and heart nutrient-dense
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