Pedigree Junior/Puppy Dry Dog Food Beef and Vegetables
Wet Chunks complete Clear label
Is Pedigree Junior/Puppy Dry Dog Food Beef and Vegetables a good dog food?
We score it 41/100 (Poor). The main reasons are set out in "Why you might not" below, and every step of the calculation is shown under "How we calculated this score".
Why this score?
This food achieves an overall score of 41 out of 100. Printing percentages on the label contributed +3.2 points to the total. However, the overall quality of the ingredient list contributed -3.1 points, ingredients without printed percentages contributed -11.5 points, and the remaining ingredients contributed -3.6 points.
Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.
88% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe41
- Nutritionalmedium88
- Transparency57
- Safety100
- Evidencelimited33
The Recipe score measures how attractive and transparent the declared ingredient list is. It is not, by itself, proof that the food is nutritionally appropriate for long-term feeding. The Nutritional and Evidence scores measure what we can verify towards that stronger claim.
Complete wet food in chunks for puppies, with cereals, meat and animal derivatives and beef as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
- Declares energy content, which most labels omit.
- Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.
Why you might not
- 4 poor-graded ingredients make up about 57% of the recipe.
- Meat makes up an estimated 8% of the dry matter (19% as fed); carbohydrates dominate.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 25%
- Fat
- 11.50%
- Fibre
- 2%
- Ash
- 7.40%
- Calcium
- 1.50%
- Phosphorus
- 1.10%
Energy: 369 kcal/100g
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Vitamin B₂: 13.3 mg; Vitamin D₃: 1594 IU; Vitamin E: 100 mg; Biotin: 0.18 mg; Copper (Copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate): 8.1 mg; Iodine (Potassium iodide): 2 mg; Manganese (Manganous sulphate, monohydrate): 24.8 mg; Selenium (Sodium selenite): 0.15 mg; Zinc (Zinc sulphate, monohydrate): 70.1 mg
Technological additives
Antioxidants; Preservatives
Storage
Serve at room temperature, surplus food can be chilled for up to 2 days.
Feeding guide
Expected adult weight Age (months): 2-4; 10 kg: 130 - 160 g; 20 kg: 185 - 255 g; 30 kg: 240 - 330 g; 40 kg 300 - 410 g; 50 kg: 270 - 430 g; Meals: 4. Age (months): 4 -6; 10 kg: 175 - 230 g; 20 kg: 285 - 300 g; 30 kg: 375 - 400 g; 40 kg: 465 - 495 g; 50 kg: 505 - 555 g; Meals: 3. Age (months): 6 -9; 10 kg: 185 - 190 g; 20 kg: 310 - 315 g; 30 kg: 410 - 425 g; 40 kg: 510 - 530 g; 50 kg: 580 - 610 g; Meals: 2. Age (months): 9-12; 30 kg: 430 - 435 g; 40 kg: 530 - 535 g; 50 kg: 620 - 630 g; Meals: 2. Age (months): 12-18; 50 kg: 620 - 630 g; Meals: 2. Age (months): 18-21; 50 kg: 610 - 620 g; Meals: 2. For puppies soften dry food with water. Approx. 25 g dry food can be replaced with 100 g of Pedigree® wet food.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for puppies
- Doesn't list chicken, turkey, lamb, fish, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists cereals
These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (12)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cereals | Cereals | carb | poor | - | 16.0 |
| 2 | Meat and Animal Derivatives | Meat and Animal Derivatives | meat | poor | - | 14.8 |
| 3 | Beef 4% | Beef | meat | medium | 4 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Oils and Fats | Oils and Fats | oil | poor | - | 13.7 |
| 5 | Derivatives of Vegetable Origin | Vegetable By-Products | other | poor | - | 12.6 |
| 6 | Dried Beet Pulp 3% | Beet Pulp | fibre | medium | 3 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement | medium | - | 11.4 |
| 8 | Vegetables | Vegetables | veg | medium | - | 10.3 |
| 9 | Dried Peas and Carrots Mix 0.7% | Carrots | veg | good | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 10 | equivalent to Peas and Carrots Mix 4% | Carrots | veg | good | 4 | 4.0 |
| 11 | Yeast | Yeast | supplement | good | - | 9.1 |
| 12 | Brewer's Yeast 0.4% | Brewer's Yeast | supplement | good | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Brand
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-08-29
- Scored with
- Model v2 (methodology)
- Product page
- www.uk.pedigree.com
Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.
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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Scored with model v2 on 2026-09-22. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | -0.3 | 9.915 | -3.12 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 8.3% | 0.116 | +0.96 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 22.0% | -0.113 | -2.48 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 21.2% | -0.088 | -1.87 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 4.3% | -0.002 | -0.01 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 30.1% | -0.009 | -0.27 |
| Other share of dry matter | 9.8% | -0.371 | -3.64 |
| Recipe graded poor | 57.1% | -0.045 | -2.55 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 14.8% | -0.182 | -2.70 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 4 | -0.868 | -3.47 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 16.0% | 0.056 | +0.90 |
| Undeclared quantities | 87.9% | -0.131 | -11.51 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -1.988 | -1.99 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 8.3 | -0.073 | -0.61 |
| Additive penalty | -1.19 | 0.236 | -0.28 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | yes | 2.292 | +2.29 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | -0.3 | 9.915 | -3.12 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 8.3% | 0.116 | +0.96 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 22.0% | -0.113 | -2.48 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 21.2% | -0.088 | -1.87 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 4.3% | -0.002 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.177 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 30.1% | -0.009 | -0.27 |
| Other share of dry matter | 9.8% | -0.371 | -3.64 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.022 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 57.1% | -0.045 | -2.55 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 14.8% | -0.182 | -2.70 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 4 | -0.868 | -3.47 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 16.0% | 0.056 | +0.90 |
| Undeclared quantities | 87.9% | -0.131 | -11.51 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 11.440 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | no | -0.506 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -1.988 | -1.99 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.250 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 8.3 | -0.073 | -0.61 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | -0.339 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 16.475 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | -1.19 | 0.236 | -0.28 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Raw | no | 13.322 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | 7.712 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | 6.583 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 4.857 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | 0.072 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 11.127 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 9.320 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | 4.569 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -2.321 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | no | -6.996 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.833 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.711 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | 2.935 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | yes | 2.292 | +2.29 |
- Processing-type offset
- +0.01
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 41.2
- Final score
- 41/100
Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.
Score history across model versions
The score shown above is always computed with the latest published model. Earlier scores are kept for the record and are never edited or deleted; a scoring change ships as a new model version with a public write-up on the methodology page.
| Model | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| v2 | 41/100 | current |
| v1 | 40/100 | |
| v1.9 | 42/100 |
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
How the declared analysis compares with FEDIAF reference ranges for puppies and growth. The label prints as-fed values; we convert to a dry-matter basis before scoring, and the bands are dry-matter ranges. Scores rise to 100 at the band midpoint: the reference is adequacy, not maximisation. Nutrients with a published upper limit taper again above it; fat is policed through calorie density rather than a direct penalty.
Scored against FEDIAF growth minima; puppy scoring is under review.
| Nutrient | As fed (label) | Dry matter (scored) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 25 | 119 | 100 |
| Fat | 11.5 | 54.8 | 100 |
| Calcium | 1.5 | 7.1 | 0 |
| Phosphorus | 1.1 | 5.2 | 100 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.4 | 1.4 | 100 |
| Energy (kcal/100g) | 369 | 1757.1 | 100 |
Scored over 6 declared nutrients (combined weight 80); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 79% from the food type.
Medium confidence: the full five-part analysis is on file; where moisture was not declared it was estimated from the food type.
This measures agreement with published reference ranges, not suitability for an individual dog. For medical conditions, follow veterinary guidance.
Transparency: what the label discloses
How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (12.1% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 2.4/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) | 5/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Country of manufacture stated (voluntary) | 10/10 |
| Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file | 0/5 |
Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Batch and date labelling).
Safety: recall history
Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.
No recalls recorded in our database.
See all current recalls we track.
Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it
The marketing claims made on the pack and product page, and how much evidence sits behind them. We record the claims as stated; we do not assess whether they are true.
| Claim | Type | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|
| right balance of calcium and phosphorus for healthy growth (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| contains fibres, prebiotics, and highly digestible proteins to support puppies' developing digestive system (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| contains vitamin E that is known to help support natural defences (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| right amount of calcium to support healthy teeth development (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| 100% complete and balanced (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| made with natural ingredients (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| no added artificial colours, or flavours (on page) | Free-from | Manufacturer assertion |
Limited: at least one claim rests on manufacturer assertion alone.
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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