Cesar Classic Loaf in Sauce Turkey Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 3.5 oz trays, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 47% protein and 22% fat, and each tray carries 89 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- Paté in sauce
- 3.5 oz tray
- 82% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Turkey
The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Chicken Liver
The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Beef Lung
The lung of cattle, an organ meat used in whole-animal recipes.
Chicken Broth
The liquid produced by simmering chicken, used to add moisture and flavor.
Water
Plain water, used to make the recipe mixable and, in wet food, to fill the can.
Our read The ingredients
A mixed-meat loaf wearing a turkey label
Signature feature
Real turkey first
High-quality protein #1 ingredient real turkey
What it is Turkey sits first on the list, weighed wet. Chicken liver, beef lung, chicken broth and water follow, and carrageenan and gums bind it all into a loaf.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Turkey leads, but liver, lung, pork by-products and heart follow, so the protein comes from four species, not one. For a dog that reacts to chicken or beef, the turkey name on the front misleads.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Turkey is one of five animal ingredients in the top seven. Chicken, beef and pork all ride along in this turkey recipe.
- 1 Turkey
- 2 chicken liver
- 3 beef lung
- 6 pork by-products
- 7 chicken heart
- 16 Salt
What’s in the tray
- First meat
- Turkey, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Turkey, chicken liver, beef lung and pork by-products.
- Thickeners and binders
- sodium tripolyphosphate, carrageenan, xanthan gum and guar gum. They give the gravy its body and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the tray, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 900 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 8.5%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 4.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 82.0%
89 kcal per 3.5 oz tray, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the tray size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the tray prints it, heaviest first
Turkey, chicken liver, beef lung, chicken broth, water, pork by-products, chicken heart, calcium carbonate, sodium tripolyphosphate, carrageenan, potassium chloride, xanthan gum, magnesium proteinate, dried yam, DL-methionine, salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., erythorbic acid (preservative), turkey flavor, guar gum, natural flavor, zinc sulfate, vitamin E supplement, monocalcium phosphate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), sodium nitrite (for color retention), D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin D3 supplement, potassium iodide
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | WET FOOD MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 8.5% | 47.2% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 4.0% | 22.2% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.0% | 5.6% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 13.9% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Our read The label
Almost no carbs, with fat leading the calories
7.3trays
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Where do the calories come from?
Mostly fat
About 53% of the calories come from fat and 47% from protein, with almost nothing from carbohydrate. Go slow with a fat-sensitive dog.
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Is it a high-protein food?
Yes
47% protein on a dry basis, above the 42% average for the wet foods we list. Five animal ingredients in the first seven do that work.
- Feed it to
- Small adult dogs eating it as a full meal, and bigger dogs getting a tray on top of kibble.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken, beef or pork, and dogs on a strict low-fat diet.
What a tray costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 oz | $1.18 | $5.90 | Amazon lowest of 2 stores |
| 3.5 oz | $1.18 | $5.39 | Amazon |
Prices are from our check on Sep 30. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (900 kcal per kg, 89 kcal per tray). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
1 FDA Recall On Record
Filet Mignon Flavor wet dog food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other wet food recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
Lower-priced alternative
$2.50/lb vs $5.39/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and moisture profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.
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