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Good points
- No ingredient deductions
First ingredients: Chicken 42% (Chicken Meal (22.5%), Chicken (17.3%)), Sweet Potato (21.0%), Potato (21.0%), Chicken Fat (5.1%), Beet Pulp (3.5%)… All ingredients
Retailer’s own label, fully checked- Meat
- 42%
- Protein, dry weight
- 29%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~38%
- kcal/100 g
- 338
Ingredients
Listed first: Chicken. 42% of the recipe is declared meat.
- Meat 42%
- Plants 45.5%
- Other 7.8%
- No amount given 4.7%
Chicken 42% (Chicken Meal (22.5%), Chicken (17.3%)), Sweet Potato (21.0%), Potato (21.0%), Chicken Fat (5.1%), Beet Pulp (3.5%), Salmon Oil, Brewers Yeast, Chicken Gravy (2.2%), Minerals, Egg, Potassium Chloride, Chicory Root Extract (a source of Prebiotic Fructooligosaccharides (0.2%)), Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans and Prebiotic Mannanoligosaccharide) (0.14%), Glucosamine (0.07%), Chondroitin Sulphate (0.05%), Yucca Extract (0.025%), Cranberry Extract (0.018%), Pomegranate Extract (0.009%), Green Tea Extract (0.009%)
Meat named animal protein
Additives
Vitamin A 56,000IU, Vitamin D3 1,000IU, Vitamin E 750mg, Taurine 750mg, L-Carnitine 300mg; Trace Elements: Zinc (as Zinc Chelate of Protein Hydrolysates) 100mg, Copper (as Copper (II) Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 10mg, Manganese (as Manganese Chelate of Protein Hydrolysates) 25mg, Iodine (as Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 1.59mg, Iron (as Iron (II) Chelate of Protein Hydrolysates) 60mg, Selenium (as Organic form of Selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060 (Selenised yeast inactivated)) 0.2mg. Rosemary Extract Antioxidants
How we read this label
First ingredient: “Chicken 42%”. It names the animal.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken 42% (Chicken Meal (22.5%), Chicken (17.3%)) | Named meat | 42% |
| Sweet Potato (21.0%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 21% |
| Potato (21.0%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 21% |
| Chicken Fat (5.1%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 5.1% |
| Beet Pulp (3.5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 3.5% |
| Salmon Oil | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Brewers Yeast | Other | Not given |
| Chicken Gravy (2.2%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 2.2% |
| Minerals | Other | Not given |
| Egg | Other | Not given |
| Potassium Chloride | Other | Not given |
| Chicory Root Extract (a source of Prebiotic Fructooligosacc… | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.2% |
| Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans and Prebiotic Mannanoli… | Other | 0.1% |
| Glucosamine (0.07%) | Other | 0.07% |
| Chondroitin Sulphate (0.05%) | Other | 0.05% |
| Yucca Extract (0.025%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.025% |
| Cranberry Extract (0.018%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.018% |
| Pomegranate Extract (0.009%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.009% |
| Green Tea Extract (0.009%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.009% |
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Nutrition
Protein 29% and carbs about 38%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 26% | 29% |
| within the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 15% | 17% |
| Carbohydrate | ~34% | ~38% |
| below the usual 39 to 50% for dry foods | ||
| Fibre | 3% | 3.3% |
| Ash | 12% | 13% |
| 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 38
The kind of meat scored best (8.6 of 15). How it’s made scored lowest (6 of 20).
How much meat?
16.2 / 45 points- Meat on the label14.7 / 35 points
42% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level1.5 / 10 points
Protein is 28.9% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
7.4 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 37.8% 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?
8.6 / 15 points- How the meat is listed8.6 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as meal and fresh, which earns 72% of these points. Fresh or raw named meat earns all of them, dried 70%, meal half, hydrolysed a quarter, an unnamed category none.
- Organ meat0 / 3 points
No organ meat 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 38% to 24% by dry weight, and protein is about 41%.
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
1 noted, no points taken: yucca extract. 29 flagged nothing.
- 1 noted
- 29 nothing flagged
- 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.
29 ingredients with nothing flagged
Beet pulp, broth (meat stock), chicken, chicory root extract, chondroitin, cranberries, egg, glucosamine, green tea extract, l-carnitine, minerals, pomegranate extract, potassium chloride, potato, poultry fat, rosemary, salmon oil, sweet potato, taurine, tocopherols (vitamin E), yeast
Allowed up to a legal maximum, none declared above it: copper, iodine, iron, 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: selenium
Checked against the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials and FEDIAF guidelines.
Sources for these ingredients
- Reg (EU) No 68/2013 - EU Catalogue of Feed Materials (EUR-Lex)Beet pulp, broth (meat stock), chicken, chicory root extract, cranberries, egg, green tea extract, minerals, pomegranate extract, potassium chloride, potato, poultry fat, rosemary, salmon oil, sweet potato, yeast
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Chicory root extract, chondroitin, cranberries, glucosamine, green tea extract, l-carnitine, pomegranate extract, potassium chloride, poultry fat, taurine, yeast, manganese, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), zinc, selenium
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlRosemary
- 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
- Directive 2002/32/EC Annex I (as amended) (EUR-Lex)Selenium
- EFSA 2018 opinion on green tea catechins (PMC7009618)Green tea extract
- 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
- FSA register of feed additives (GB)Rosemary
- Regulation (EU) 2015/861 (EUR-Lex)Iodine
- Regulation (EU) 2017/1492 (EUR-Lex)Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1039 (EUR-Lex)Copper
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
| Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets at Home12kg · £49.99 up 11% since 10 Aug | 12kg | £49.99 | £4.17/kg | Visit |
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 | 12kg | £49.99 | £4.17/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 12kg | £44.99 | £3.75/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 12kg | £44.99 | £3.75/kg |
Your dog
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Alternatives
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- Carbs
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- Carbs
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Carbs are a share of the dry food, with the water taken out.
Sources
Own-label food: checked against the retailer’s label.
Retailer-verified. This is the retailer’s own-label food, so there is no separate maker’s website to check it against. We publish it because the retailer’s label is complete and passes our consistency checks.
Page we read, saved 4 Oct 2026: Pets at Home.
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