Cesar Filets in Gravy Prime Rib Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 3.5 oz trays, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 44% protein and 22% fat, and each tray carries 94 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- In gravy
- 3.5 oz tray
- 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 recipe wearing a prime rib name
Signature feature
Real beef
High-quality protein made with real beef
What it is Beef is the fourth ingredient, after water, chicken and chicken liver. It shares the filets with liver, heart, animal plasma and wheat gluten, which binds the pieces together.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
The beef is real and sits well above the salt, but it's the third animal ingredient, not the first. A dog that reacts to chicken gets plenty of chicken in this tray.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Chicken and chicken liver come before the beef. The prime rib in the name is a flavoring, 21st on the list.
- 2 chicken
- 3 chicken liver
- 4 beef
- 21 prime rib flavor
- 11 Salt
What’s in the tray
- 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 tray; it adds nothing for the dog.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the tray, 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%
94 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
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, prime rib 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
Low-carb meat filets, with fat bringing most calories
94kcal
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Is it a meal?
Yes, for adults
Cesar sells it as complete nutrition for adult dogs, served alone or with kibble. Fed alone, a 10 lb dog needs 3½ trays a day.
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Where do the calories come from?
Mostly fat
About 55% of the calories come from fat and 45% from protein. Wheat and corn starch appear on the list, yet carbs barely register.
- Feed it to
- Small adult dogs, and owners who want a low-carb wet meal or a meaty topper over kibble.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken or wheat, and large dogs that would need a stack of trays daily.
What a tray costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 oz | $1.19 | $5.95 | Target lowest of 2 stores |
Prices are from our check on Oct 7. 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, 94 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
$3.68/lb vs $5.95/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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