Cesar Filets in Gravy Filet Mignon Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 1.8 oz pouches, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 44% protein and 22% fat, and each pouch carries 47 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- In gravy
- 1.8 oz pouch
- 82% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Water
Plain water, used to make the recipe mixable and, in wet food, to fill the can.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Liver
The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Animal Plasma
Our read The ingredients
A chicken food wearing a filet mignon name
Signature feature
Real Beef
High-quality protein made with real beef
What it is Beef is fourth on the list, after water, chicken and chicken liver. The filet mignon in the name is a flavor, listed 21st, below the salt.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Beef really is in the tray, but chicken and chicken liver both outrank it, so this is mostly a poultry food. Dogs that react to chicken get no escape here.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Chicken and chicken liver both sit above the beef. The filet mignon on the front is a flavoring that lands below the salt.
- 2 Chicken
- 3 Chicken Liver
- 4 Beef
- 21 Filet Mignon Flavor
- 11 Salt
What’s in the pouch
- First ingredient
- Water, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- Chicken, second on the list. Named meats near the top: Chicken, Chicken Liver and Beef.
- Thickeners and binders
- Animal Plasma, Wheat Gluten, Corn Starch, Wheat Flour, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, 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
- Added Color. Color is there for the person opening the pouch; it adds nothing for the dog.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the pouch, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 943 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 8.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 4.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 82.0%
47 kcal per 1.8 oz pouch, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the pouch size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the pouch prints it, heaviest first
Water, Chicken, Chicken Liver, Beef, Animal Plasma, Wheat Gluten, Chicken Heart, Corn Starch, Wheat Flour, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, 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., Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Added Color, Magnesium Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Xanthan Gum, DL-Methionine, Filet Mignon Flavor, Guar Gum, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Sodium Carbonate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Potassium Iodide, Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement
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 | 8.0% | 44.4% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 4.0% | 22.2% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.0% | 5.6% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 16.7% | - |
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
A rich, meat-led meal with wheat in it
55%
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Is it a high-protein food?
About average
Protein runs just above the 42% dry-matter average for wet food we list, and wheat gluten supplies some of it alongside the meat.
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Is it a meal?
Yes, for adults
Cesar sells it as complete for adult dogs, served alone or with kibble. As a full diet, that's 3½ trays a day per 10 lb of dog.
- Feed it to
- Healthy small adult dogs that eat chicken and wheat without trouble, fed alone or over kibble.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken or wheat, and dogs on a low-fat diet or with a history of pancreatitis.
What a pouch costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 oz | $0.78 | $7.80 | PetSmart lowest of 2 stores |
| 1.8 oz | $0.78LIVE | $7.09 | PetSmart |
| 3.2 oz | $0.78 | $3.90 | PetSmart lowest of 5 stores |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 25. Others 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 (943 kcal per kg, 47 kcal per pouch). 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
$3.68/lb vs $3.90/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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