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James Wellbeloved Grain Free Senior Dry Dog Food Lamb & Veg
Good points
- No ingredient deductions
Worth knowing
- About 53% carbs (dry weight)
- Added plant protein, starch or fibre
First ingredients: Pea Starch, Dried Lamb Protein* (23.5%), Dried Potatoes* (22.6%), Tomato Pomace* (5%), Pea Protein… All ingredients
Ingredients match the maker’s own page- Meat
- 23.5%
- Protein, dry weight
- 23%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~53%
- kcal/100 g
- 341
Ingredients
Listed first: Pea Starch. 23.5% of the recipe is declared meat.
- Meat 23.5%
- Plants 33.4%
- Other 1.1%
- No amount given 42%
Pea Starch, Dried Lamb Protein* (23.5%), Dried Potatoes* (22.6%), Tomato Pomace* (5%), Pea Protein, Poultry Fat*, Whole Linseed* (3.2%), Lamb Gravy, Dried Peas* (2.6%), Sugar Beet Pulp*, Alfalfa Meal*, Seaweed* (0.5%), Dried Carrots* (0.5%), Pea Fibre*, Minerals, Fish Oil, Nettles*, Parsley*, Chicory Extract* (0.1%), Glucosamine (0.045%), Yucca Extract* (0.02%), Chondroitin (0.005%). *Natural Ingredient.
Meat named animal protein
How we read this label
First ingredient: “Pea Starch”. It isn’t a named meat or fish.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| Pea Starch | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Dried Lamb Protein* (23.5%) | Named meat | 23.5% |
| Dried Potatoes* (22.6%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 22.6% |
| Tomato Pomace* (5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 5% |
| Pea Protein | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Poultry Fat* | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Whole Linseed* (3.2%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 3.2% |
| Lamb Gravy | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Dried Peas* (2.6%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 2.6% |
| Sugar Beet Pulp* | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Alfalfa Meal* | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Seaweed* (0.5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.5% |
| Dried Carrots* (0.5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.5% |
| Pea Fibre* | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Minerals | Other | Not given |
| Fish Oil | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Nettles* | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Parsley* | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Chicory Extract* (0.1%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.1% |
| Glucosamine (0.045%) | Other | 0.045% |
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Nutrition
Protein 23% and carbs about 53%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 20.3% | 23% |
| below the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 10% | 11% |
| Carbohydrate | ~47% | ~53% |
| above the usual 39 to 50% for dry foods | ||
| Fibre | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Ash | 8.2% | 9.1% |
| 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 (2.4 of 20).
How much meat?
8.6 / 45 points- Meat on the label8.2 / 35 points
23.5% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level0.4 / 10 points
Protein is 22.6% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
2.4 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 52.7% 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 Animonda GranCarno Original Senior (scores 69): carbs fall from 53% to 32% by dry weight, and protein is about 33%.
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
2 noted, none cost points: parsley and yucca extract. 20 flagged nothing.
- 2 noted
- 20 nothing flagged
- 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.
20 ingredients with nothing flagged
Alfalfa, beet pulp, broth (meat stock), carrot, chicory root extract, chondroitin, fish oil, glucosamine, lamb, linseed (flaxseed), minerals, nettle, pea fibre, peas, potato, poultry fat, seaweed, starch, tomato, vegetable protein extracts
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, beet pulp, broth (meat stock), carrot, chicory root extract, fish oil, lamb, linseed (flaxseed), minerals, nettle, peas, potato, poultry fat, seaweed, tomato, vegetable protein extracts
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Alfalfa, chicory root extract, chondroitin, glucosamine, nettle, poultry fat, seaweed, tomato, vegetable protein extracts
- 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 | 1.5kg | £12.99 | £8.66/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Pets at Home | 10kg | £55.99 | £5.60/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.5kg | £11.69 | £7.79/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 10kg | £50.39 | £5.04/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.5kg | £11.69 (out of stock) | £7.79/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 10kg | £50.39 | £5.04/kg |
Your dog
Cost per day and grams for your dog
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Carbs are a share of the dry food, with the water taken out.
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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