Pedigree and grain-free dog food
Pedigree's mainstream range doesn't currently include a recipe marketed specifically as grain-free — its dry and wet foods are built around cereals and rice rather than a grain-free formulation. If grain-free is genuinely what you are looking for, it is worth knowing that upfront rather than searching Pedigree's range for something that isn't badged that way, so this page also points to the grain-free dry foods we do stock from other brands.
What Pedigree's range actually offers
Pedigree is one of the largest and most widely available dog food brands in the UK, spanning complete dry food, wet pouches and tins, and a large range of treats and dental chews. Its complete recipes are built around named meats alongside cereals, rather than around a grain-free formulation, which sits it in the mainstream, everyday part of the market rather than the specialist end.
That makes it a straightforward, accessible choice for owners without a specific grain-free requirement, and its dental and treat ranges — Dentastix among them — are widely used regardless of what a dog's main food is.
If grain-free is what you actually need
A genuine dietary need to avoid grains — whether from a suspected sensitivity or a vet's recommendation — is worth matching to a food that is actually formulated that way rather than assuming any major brand covers it. We stock a dedicated range of grain-free dry dog food from other brands, built around potato, pea or sweet potato instead of cereals.
As with any food, whether grain-free genuinely suits your dog comes down to whether they have an identified sensitivity to grains specifically, rather than grain-free being a default upgrade for every dog. Many dogs do perfectly well on a standard cereal-based recipe.
For this need
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Pedigree Small Bite Mixer Original
Small-bite Pedigree Mixer for combining with wet food in measured portions
£6.94
Pedigree Complete Adult Dry Dog Food Poultry and Vegetables
Complete Pedigree adult dry food with poultry and vegetables in two bag sizes
From£9.99
Pedigree Complete Junior Puppy Dry Dog Food Poultry and Vegetables
Complete Pedigree puppy dry food with poultry and vegetables in two bag sizes
From£9.99
Pedigree Complete Adult Small Dog Dry Poultry and Vegetables 3kg
Complete Pedigree adult small-dog dry food with poultry and vegetables
£9.99
Pedigree Complete Adult Dry Dog Food Beef and Vegetables
Complete Pedigree adult dry dog food with beef and vegetables
£32.54
James Wellbeloved Grain Free Senior Dry Dog Food Turkey & Veg
Grain-free turkey kibble for senior dogs, with glucosamine and chondroitin for joints
£82.35
James Wellbeloved Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food Turkey Veg
Grain-free turkey kibble for adult dogs, evenly balanced with potato in the mix
From£12.75
Forthglade Complete Puppy Chicken with Liver Grain Free — 18 x 395g Trays
Sold as a case: 18 x 395g trays. A complete grain-free wet food for puppies, built on 71% chicken and 4% chicken liver
£35.89
James Wellbeloved Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food Fish Veg
Grain-free fish kibble for adult dogs, with glucosamine and chondroitin included
From£12.75
Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Turkey
Grain-free cold-pressed turkey kibble for dogs, gentle on sensitive stomachs
£69.69
Harringtons Adult Dog Grain Free Superfoods Salmon with Vegetables
Complete grain-free salmon and chicken dry dog food in a 12KG bag
£46.00
Forthglade Complete Grain Free Beef & Sweet Potato Adult — 18 x 395g Trays
Sold as a case: 18 x 395g trays. A grain-free complete tray with beef named at 75%, well above the usual named-meat share
£35.89
Common questions
- Does Pedigree make a grain-free dog food?
- Not as a dedicated recipe in its mainstream range at the moment — Pedigree's dry and wet foods are built around cereals and rice rather than a grain-free formulation. If grain-free matters to you, other brands in our range are built specifically that way.
- Is grain-free dog food better than a cereal-based one?
- Not automatically. Grain-free suits dogs with an identified sensitivity to grains, but for a dog without one, a standard cereal-based recipe like Pedigree's is a perfectly reasonable, well-established choice. The label alone does not make one option healthier than the other.
- What does Pedigree actually offer if not grain-free?
- A wide range of complete dry and wet dog food built around named meats and cereals, alongside treats and dental chews such as Dentastix. It sits at the accessible, everyday end of the market rather than the grain-free or premium end.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.