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James Wellbeloved Adult Dry Dog Food Chicken & Rice
Good points
- No ingredient deductions
Worth knowing
- About 52% carbs (dry weight)
- Added plant protein, starch or fibre
First ingredients: Dried Chicken Protein* (21.5%), Naked Oats*, Brown Rice* (13%), White Rice* (13%), Barley*… All ingredients
Label checked- Meat
- 21.5%
- Protein, dry weight
- 25%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~52%
- kcal/100 g
- 364
Ingredients
Listed first: Dried Chicken Protein. 21.5% of the recipe is declared meat.
- Meat 21.5%
- Grain 26%
- Plants 4.5%
- Other 0.6%
- No amount given 47.4%
Dried Chicken Protein* (21.5%), Naked Oats*, Brown Rice* (13%), White Rice* (13%), Barley*, Whole Linseed* (4.5%), Poultry Fat*, Sugar Beet Pulp*, Chicken Gravy, Pea Starch, Alfalfa Meal*, Minerals, Seaweed* (0.5%), Pea Fibre*, Fish Oil, Chicory Extract* (0.1%), Yucca Extract* (0.02%). *Natural Ingredient.
Meat named animal proteinGrain cereals
How we read this label
First ingredient: “Dried Chicken Protein*”. It names the animal.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| Dried Chicken Protein* (21.5%) | Named meat | 21.5% |
| Naked Oats* | Grain | Not given |
| Brown Rice* (13%) | Grain | 13% |
| White Rice* (13%) | Grain | 13% |
| Barley* | Grain | Not given |
| Whole Linseed* (4.5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 4.5% |
| Poultry Fat* | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Sugar Beet Pulp* | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Chicken Gravy | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Pea Starch | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Alfalfa Meal* | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Minerals | Other | Not given |
| Seaweed* (0.5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.5% |
| Pea Fibre* | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Fish Oil | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Chicory Extract* (0.1%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.1% |
| Yucca Extract* (0.02%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.02% |
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Nutrition
Protein 25% and carbs about 52%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 22.7% | 25% |
| below the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 11.6% | 13% |
| Carbohydrate | ~47% | ~52% |
| above the usual 39 to 50% for dry foods | ||
| Fibre | 3% | 3.3% |
| Ash | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 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 22
The kind of meat scored best (6 of 15). Starch scored lowest (2.7 of 20).
How much meat?
8.4 / 45 points- Meat on the label7.5 / 35 points
21.5% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level0.9 / 10 points
Protein is 25.2% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
2.7 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 52% carbohydrate with the water taken out (our estimate). Full marks with no carbohydrate, none at 60% or more.
How processed?
5 / 20 pointsHow it’s made: Extruded kibble: 6 of 20. Minus 1 for added plant protein, starch or fibre.
What kind of meat?
6 / 15 points- How the meat is listed6 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as meal, which earns 50% 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 52% to 32% by dry weight, and protein is about 39%.
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. 15 flagged nothing.
- 1 noted
- 15 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.
15 ingredients with nothing flagged
Alfalfa, barley, beet pulp, broth (meat stock), chicken, chicory root extract, fish oil, linseed (flaxseed), minerals, oats, pea fibre, poultry fat, rice, seaweed, starch
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)Alfalfa, barley, beet pulp, broth (meat stock), chicken, chicory root extract, fish oil, linseed (flaxseed), minerals, oats, poultry fat, rice, seaweed
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Alfalfa, barley, chicory root extract, poultry fat, seaweed
- Reg (EU) 68/2013 Catalogue of feed materials, Part C (legislation.gov.uk)Pea fibre
- Reg (EU) 68/2013 Catalogue of feed materials, Part C (legislation.gov.uk)Seaweed
- Reg (EU) 68/2013 Catalogue of feed materials, Part C (legislation.gov.uk)Starch
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 | 15kg | £55.99 | £3.73/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Pets at Home | 2kg | £10.69 | £5.34/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 15kg | £50.39 | £3.36/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 2kg | £9.62 | £4.81/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 15kg | £50.39 | £3.36/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 2kg | £9.62 | £4.81/kg |
Your dog
Cost per day and grams for your dog
Alternatives
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- Meat
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- Carbs
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- Carbs
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- Carbs
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- Carbs
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- To feed
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Carbs are a share of the dry food, with the water taken out.
Sources
Read from 1 shop, saved 4 Oct 2026.
Page we read, saved 4 Oct 2026: Pets at Home.
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