

1 price from Pets at Home
Good points
- No ingredient deductions
Worth knowing
- Meat amount not declared
- About 77% carbs (dry weight)
- Meat not named by animal
First ingredients: Cereals (of which wholegrain 34%), Derivatives of vegetable origin, Oils and fats, Meat and animal derivatives, Minerals All ingredients
Ingredients match the maker’s own page- Meat
- Not on label
- Protein, dry weight
- 12%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~77%
- kcal/100 g
- 317
Ingredients
Listed first: Cereals. The label gives no meat figure.
Cereals (of which wholegrain 34%), Derivatives of vegetable origin, Oils and fats, Meat and animal derivatives, Minerals
Meat animal not namedGrain cereals
Additives
Nutritional Additives: IU/kg: Vit A: 18000; Vit D3: 580; Vit E: 90, Trace Elements: None stated mg/kg: Vit B group: 170; Antioxidants
How we read this label
First ingredient: “Cereals”. It isn’t a named meat or fish.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| Cereals (of which wholegrain 34%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 34% |
| Derivatives of vegetable origin | A group name, not one ingredient | Not given |
| Oils and fats | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Meat and animal derivatives | A group name, not one ingredient | Not given |
| Minerals | Other | Not given |
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Nutrition
Protein 12% and carbs about 77%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10.4% | 12% |
| Fat | 4.5% | 5% |
| Carbohydrate | ~69% | ~77% |
| Fibre | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| Ash | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| Moisturenot on label, 10% assumed | 10% | taken out |
Carbohydrate is our estimate: what is left after the other shares.
Why it scores 6
How it’s made scored best (6 of 20). Meat scored lowest (0 of 45).
How much meat?
0 / 45 points- Meat on the label0 / 35 points
No meat declared.
- Protein level0 / 10 points
Protein is 11.6% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
0 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 77% 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?
0 / 15 points- How the meat is listed0 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as an unnamed category, which earns 0% 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.
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 →Ingredient notes
2 noted: meat and animal derivatives, and derivatives of vegetable origin.
- 2 noted
- 7 nothing flagged
- Meat and animal derivativesCounted in “What kind of meat?”Feed material (declared category)
An unnamed category: the label doesn’t say which animal or plant parts are used. It costs points under “What kind of meat?” rather than as a deduction.
- Derivatives of vegetable originNoted, no points takenFeed material (declared category)
An unnamed category: the label doesn’t say which plant parts are used.
7 ingredients with nothing flagged
Antioxidants, cereals, minerals, oils and fats, tocopherols (vitamin E)
Allowed up to a legal maximum, none declared above it: vitamin A (retinyl acetate)
We couldn’t read an amount we can check on the label, so no points were taken: vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
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)Antioxidants, cereals, minerals, oils and fats
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Antioxidants, cereals, vitamin A (retinyl acetate)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1152Tocopherols (vitamin E)
- FDA Animal Health Literacy - Vitamin D toxicity in dogsVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Regulation (EU) 2017/1492 (EUR-Lex)Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
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 Home1.2kg · £3.75 up 11% since 10 Aug | 1.2kg | £3.75 | £3.13/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 | 1.2kg | £3.75 | £3.13/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.2kg | £3.38 | £2.82/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.2kg | £3.38 | £2.82/kg |
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Cost per day and grams for your dog
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Sources
Matches the maker’s own page.
Checked against the maker. The ingredient list matches the one on the manufacturer’s own product page.
Page we read, saved 4 Oct 2026: Pets at Home.
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