Pedigree

Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor

Grade A, 85 out of 100, ranked 4 of 15 dry dog foods we graded. 2 brand-line recalls since 2016. Its maker meets all four WSAVA nutrition checks. Owners give it 4.6 out of 5 across 11,003 ratings.

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85Grade A
out of 100

Grade analysis

Overall
85 / 100
Safety and recall record
23.2 / 30
Nutrition standards (WSAVA)
25 / 25
Owner consensus
21.7 / 30
Value
15 / 15
Confidence
High

Plenty of ratings behind this grade. Data checked October 2026.

Safety and recall record

We found 2 recalls for this brand line since 2016, including 1 in dry dog foods. Older and less related recalls count for less.

  • 2024Moderate. Adult Complete Nutrition Grilled Steak & Vegetable dry dog food, 44 lb (315 bags): possible metal pieces. Source−6
  • 2026Moderate. High Protein Chopped Chicken & Duck canned dog food (two lots): possible metal and plastic. Source−3

Nutrition standards (WSAVA)

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association guidelines tell owners to ask a pet food company who formulates its food and how qualified they are, who makes it, what quality checks it runs, and whether it publishes research. If a company can't or won't answer, WSAVA says to be cautious. We use the answers each maker gave the Pet Nutrition Alliance, which puts those questions to pet food companies.

Maker: Mars Petcare.

  • ✓Qualified nutritionist. Employs a full-time board-certified veterinary nutritionist (DACVIM Nutrition or ECVCN), plus PhD and MS nutritionists.8/8
  • ✓Makes its own food. Owns 100% of the plants that make its food.6/6
  • ✓Answers the questions. Answered the survey and shared nutrient data on request.5/5
  • ✓Published research. Waltham Petcare Science Institute publishes in peer-reviewed journals.6/6

What owners say

Rated 4.6 out of 5 across 11,003 ratings on Chewy. Ratings from a small number of shoppers get pulled toward the average, so for scoring this counts as 4.59.

Value

At $25.97 for 40 lb, this costs $0.43 per 1,000 kcal, well below the middle of the dry dog foods we graded.

For a 40 lb neutered adult dog (about 985 kcal a day), that works out to about $0.43 a day, before treats.

Details

Size priced40 lb
Price checked$25.97 at Chewy, October 2026
Unit cost$0.43 per 1,000 kcal
Calories3,307 kcal/kg, 325 kcal per cup
First ingredientsWhole grain corn, meat and bone meal, soybean meal, animal fat (BHA), whole grain wheat

Grades compare products within the same category only. We don't test products ourselves or judge individual recipes, and every food here is sold as complete and balanced. Nutrition standards rate the maker against WSAVA's questions, using answers collected by the Pet Nutrition Alliance in 2022. How we grade.