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Good points
- 79.5% meat
- One main animal protein: chicken
- No ingredient deductions
First ingredients: 80% Chicken (Including, 63.5% Freshly prepared Chicken, 14% Dried Chicken & 2% Freshly prepared Chicken liver, 0.5% Freshly…… All ingredients
Label checked- Meat
- 79.5%
- Protein, dry weight
- 36%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~33%
- kcal/100 g
- 370
Ingredients
Listed first: Chicken. 79.5% of the recipe is declared meat.
- Meat 79.5%
- Plants 11%
- Other 2.3%
- No amount given 6.7%
80% Chicken (Including, 63.5% Freshly prepared Chicken, 14% Dried Chicken & 2% Freshly prepared Chicken liver, 0.5% Freshly prepared Chicken Gravy), Peas (4.5%), Tapioca, Sweet potato (3.5%), Apple (3%), Chicken fat (2%), Chickpeas, Salmon oil (0.3%), Minerals, Fruit & Herbs mix, (Cranberry, Pear, Blueberry, Mulberry, Carrot, Tomato, Chicory, Parsley, Peppermint, Spirulina, Seaweed, Oregano, Sage, Marjoram, Thyme, Chamomile, Rosehip, Stinging Nettle, Yucca, Marigold, Aniseed, Fenugreek, Cinnamon, 0.04%), Glucosamine 178 Mg/kg, Methyl-Sulfonyl-Methane 178 Mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 125 Mg/kg
Meat named animal protein
Additives
per kg: Vitamins: Vitamin A 18000 IU, Vitamin D3 1850 IU, Vitamin E 200 mg, L-Carnitine 200mg. Trace Elements: Zinc (Zinc chelate of amino acids hydrate) 117.5 mg, Iron (Iron (II) chelate of amino acids, hydrate) 60 mg, Copper (Copper (II) chelate of amino acids, hydrate) 7 mg, Manganese (Manganese chelate of amino acids, hydrate) 6 mg, Iodine (Potassium iodide) 1.5 mg Antioxidants: Tocopherol extracts of vegetable oils. Zootechnical additives: Probiotic Enterococcus faecium (DSM 10663 NCIMB 10415) 3.5 x 1010 CFU/kg
How we read this label
First ingredient: “80% Chicken”. It names the animal.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| 80% Chicken (Including, 63.5% Freshly prepared Chicken, 14%… | Named meat | 80% |
| Peas (4.5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 4.5% |
| Tapioca | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Sweet potato (3.5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 3.5% |
| Apple (3%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 3% |
| Chicken fat (2%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 2% |
| Chickpeas | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Salmon oil (0.3%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.3% |
| Minerals | Other | Not given |
| Fruit & Herbs mix | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Glucosamine 178 Mg/kg | Other | Not given |
| Methyl-Sulfonyl-Methane 178 Mg/kg | Other | Not given |
| Chondroitin Sulphate 125 Mg/kg | Other | Not given |
0.5% broth, gravy, fat or digest inside the meat figure isn't counted as meat.
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Nutrition
Protein 36% and carbs about 33%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 32% | 36% |
| above the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 18% | 20% |
| Carbohydrate | ~30% | ~33% |
| below the usual 39 to 50% for dry foods | ||
| Fibre | 2% | 2.2% |
| Ash | 8% | 8.9% |
| Moisturenot on label, 10% assumed | 10% | taken out |
Carbohydrate is our estimate: what is left after the other shares. The usual range is the middle half of the dry foods we rate.
Why it scores 59
The kind of meat scored best (14.3 of 15). How it’s made scored lowest (6 of 20).
How much meat?
30.4 / 45 points- Meat on the label27.8 / 35 points
79.5% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level2.6 / 10 points
Protein is 35.6% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
8.9 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 33.3% carbohydrate with the water taken out (our estimate). Full marks with no carbohydrate, none at 60% or more.
How processed?
6 / 20 pointsHow it’s made: Extruded kibble: 6 of 20.
What kind of meat?
14.3 / 15 points- How the meat is listed11.3 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as fresh and dried, which earns 95% of these points. Fresh or raw named meat earns all of them, dried 70%, meal half, hydrolysed a quarter, an unnamed category none.
- Organ meat3 / 3 points
Organ meat such as liver, heart, kidney or tripe is named.
No ingredient deductions.
Each bar is as long as the points it is worth, out of 100 in all.
Against other dry foods
What the score means
One scale for every food: meat (45 points), starch (20), how it’s made (20) and kind of meat (15), minus points for a few listed ingredients. It rates the recipe, not your dog.
75 and over is excellent, 60 to 74 good, 45 to 59 fair and under 45 weak.
How we rate foods →Less starch in the bowl
Half and half by calories with Happy Dog Pure Goat Dog Food (Sardinia) (scores 83): carbs fall from 33% to 21% by dry weight, and protein is about 45%.
Worked out from both labels, for half the day’s calories from each food. The feeding guides on the packs still set the amounts.
Best wet foods →Ingredient notes
6 noted, none cost points: chamomile, marjoram, mint and 3 more. 40 flagged nothing.
- 6 noted
- 40 nothing flagged
- 3 not in our ingredient database yet
- ChamomileNoted, no points takenBotanical / flavouring
Plant extras like this are usually added in tiny amounts, so points are taken only when the label declares 1% or more.
Why it’s noted and sources
The ASPCA lists chamomile as toxic to dogs, with stomach upset and allergic reactions, and warns that long-term use can cause bleeding problems. The amounts in dog food are small; we flag it as a caution.
- MarjoramNoted, no points takenBotanical / flavouring
Why it’s noted and sources
Can upset a dog's stomach in larger amounts; at the small amounts used as a flavouring, EU assessors found it very unlikely to cause harm.
- MintNoted, no points takenFeed material (herb)
Why it’s noted and sources
Mint can upset a dog's stomach if eaten in large amounts; at the small amounts used in food, EU assessors found it safe.
- OreganoNoted, no points takenFeed material (herb)
Why it’s noted and sources
Can mildly upset a dog's stomach in larger amounts; used in small amounts as a flavouring.
- ParsleyNoted, no points takenFeed material (vegetable)
Why it’s noted and sources
Only large amounts cause problems (sun sensitivity); the small amounts used in food aren't a concern.
- Yucca extractNoted, no points takenFeed material (flavouring)
Why it’s noted and sources
Added to reduce stool odour. The ASPCA lists the yucca plant as toxic to dogs, and in a dog study the extract raised a liver enzyme at 750 mg/kg of food, though not at 500. Labels rarely give the amount. We note it, but take no points off.
40 ingredients with nothing flagged
Aniseed, apples, blueberries, broth (meat stock), carrot, chicken, chickpeas, chicory root extract, chondroitin, cinnamon, cranberries, fenugreek, glucosamine, herbs, l-carnitine, liver (animal organ), marigold meal, minerals, nettle, pear, peas, poultry fat, probiotic cultures, rosehips, sage, salmon oil, seaweed, spirulina, sweet potato, tapioca, thyme, tocopherols (vitamin E), tomato
Allowed up to a legal maximum, none declared above it: iodine, manganese, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), zinc
We couldn’t read an amount we can check on the label, so no points were taken: copper, iron
Checked against the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials and FEDIAF guidelines.
Sources for these ingredients
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Aniseed, apples, blueberries, chickpeas, chicory root extract, chondroitin, cranberries, fenugreek, glucosamine, herbs, l-carnitine, liver (animal organ), marigold meal, nettle, pear, poultry fat, probiotic cultures, rosehips, seaweed, spirulina, tapioca, thyme, tomato, manganese, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), zinc
- Reg (EU) No 68/2013 - EU Catalogue of Feed Materials (EUR-Lex)Aniseed, apples, blueberries, broth (meat stock), carrot, chicken, chickpeas, chicory root extract, cranberries, fenugreek, herbs, liver (animal organ), marigold meal, minerals, nettle, pear, peas, poultry fat, rosehips, salmon oil, seaweed, spirulina, sweet potato, tapioca, thyme, tomato
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlCinnamon
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlSage
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlThyme
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1152Tocopherols (vitamin E)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1095 (EUR-Lex)Zinc
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1490 (EUR-Lex)Manganese
- EFSA FEEDAP (PMC13063795)Cranberries
- EFSA J 2013;11(2):3100 doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3100Iodine
- FDA Animal Health Literacy - Vitamin D toxicity in dogsVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Fieten 2016 Int J Mol Sci 17(2):196 doi:10.3390/ijms17020196Copper
- Pet Poison HelplineCinnamon
- Reg (EU) 68/2013 Catalogue of feed materials, Part C (legislation.gov.uk)Seaweed
- Regulation (EU) 2015/861 (EUR-Lex)Iodine
- Regulation (EU) 2017/1492 (EUR-Lex)Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1039 (EUR-Lex)Copper
3 not in our ingredient database yet
Fruit, methyl-sulfonyl-methane, mulberry
Not in our ingredient database yet, so no judgement either way.
Notes come from published sources about each ingredient, not about this food. How we decide
Prices
One shop we track sells this: Pets at Home. Checked 4 Oct 2026. Up 11% since 10 Aug.
In stock first, cheapest per kg first, excluding deliveryExcluding delivery
Since 10 Aug (3 readings): Pets at Home up 11%.
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| Day | Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.5kg | £19.99 | £13.33/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Pets at Home | 10kg | £74.99 | £7.50/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Pets at Home | 5kg | £50.19 | £10.04/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.5kg | £14.99 | £9.99/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 10kg | £56.24 | £5.62/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 5kg | £45.17 | £9.03/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.5kg | £17.99 | £11.99/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 10kg | £67.49 | £6.75/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 5kg | £45.17 | £9.03/kg |
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Sources
Read from 1 shop, saved 4 Oct 2026.
Page we read, saved 4 Oct 2026: Pets at Home.
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