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James Wellbeloved Puppy & Junior Hypoallergenic - Chicken & Rice
DryCompletePuppyContains grainFish oil
Good points
- No ingredient deductions
Worth knowing
- Added plant protein, starch or fibre
First ingredients: Dried chicken protein* (30%), brown rice* (17.2%), naked oats*, white rice* (13%), poultry fat*… All ingredients
Ingredients match the maker’s own page- Meat
- 30%
- Protein, dry weight
- 34%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~39%
- kcal/100 g
- 385
Ingredients
Listed first: Dried chicken protein. 30% of the recipe is declared meat.
- Meat 30%
- Grain 30.2%
- Plants 3.5%
- Other 0.8%
- No amount given 35.5%
Dried chicken protein* (30%), brown rice* (17.2%), naked oats*, white rice* (13%), poultry fat*, pea protein, whole linseed* (3.5%), chicken gravy, alfalfa meal*, sugar beet pulp*, minerals, pea fibre*, seaweed* (0.5%), fish oil, chicory extract* (0.25%), yucca extract* (0.02%). *Natural ingredient. Produced in a factory that handles grains and other protein sources
Meat named animal proteinGrain cereals
Additives
per kg: Nutritional additives: Vitamin A (15,000 IU), vitamin D3 (1400 IU), vitamin E (250mg), copper [as coppe(II) sulphate pentahydrate] (6mg), iodine [as calcium iodate, anhydrous] (1.4mg), iron [as iron (II) sulphate monohydrate] (40mg), selenium [as sodium selenite] (0.16mg), zinc [as zinc chelate of glycine, hydrate] (100mg), manganese [as manganese (II) oxide] (25mg). Technological additives: Antioxidants - tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils, citric acid (280mg).
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* (30%) | Named meat | 30% |
| brown rice* (17.2%) | Grain | 17.2% |
| naked oats* | Grain | Not given |
| white rice* (13%) | Grain | 13% |
| poultry fat* | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| pea protein | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| whole linseed* (3.5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 3.5% |
| chicken gravy | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| alfalfa meal* | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| sugar beet pulp* | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| minerals | Other | Not given |
| pea fibre* | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| seaweed* (0.5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.5% |
| fish oil | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| chicory extract* (0.25%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.3% |
| yucca extract* (0.02%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.02% |
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Nutrition
Protein 34% and carbs about 39%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 30.4% | 34% |
| above the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 15% | 17% |
| Carbohydrate | ~35% | ~39% |
| within the usual 39 to 50% for dry foods | ||
| Fibre | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Ash | 7% | 7.8% |
| 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.
Energy385 kcal/100 g
Why it scores 30
The kind of meat scored best (6 of 15). How it’s made scored lowest (5 of 20).
How much meat?
12.8 / 45 points- Meat on the label10.5 / 35 points
30% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level2.3 / 10 points
Protein is 33.8% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
7 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 39.1% 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 Forthglade Puppy Chicken & Liver Wet Dog Food (scores 73): carbs fall from 39% to 21% 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. 25 flagged nothing.
- 1 noted
- 25 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.
25 ingredients with nothing flagged
Alfalfa, antioxidants, beet pulp, broth (meat stock), chicken, chicory root extract, citric acid (E330), fish oil, linseed (flaxseed), minerals, oats, pea fibre, poultry fat, rice, seaweed, tocopherols (vitamin E), vegetable protein extracts
Allowed up to a legal maximum, none declared above it: copper, iodine, iron, manganese, selenium, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), zinc
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, antioxidants, beet pulp, broth (meat stock), chicken, chicory root extract, citric acid (E330), fish oil, linseed (flaxseed), minerals, oats, poultry fat, rice, seaweed, vegetable protein extracts
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Alfalfa, antioxidants, chicory root extract, citric acid (E330), poultry fat, seaweed, vegetable protein extracts, manganese, selenium, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), zinc
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
Lowest £3.73/kg at Pets at Home, 30% below the dearest. Checked 4 Oct 2026.
In stock first, cheapest per kg first, excluding deliveryExcluding delivery
| Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets at Home15kg · £55.99 up 11% since 10 Aug | 15kg | £55.99 | £3.73/kgCheapest in stock | Visit |
| Zooplus UKEconomy Pack: 2 x 15kg · £118.99 | Economy Pack: 2 x 15kg | £118.99 | £3.97/kg | Visit |
| Zooplus UK15kg · £60.39 | 15kg | £60.39 | £4.03/kg | Visit |
| Pets at Home2kg · £10.69 up 11% since 10 Aug | 2kg | £10.69 | £5.34/kg | Visit |
Since 10 Aug (3 readings): Pets at Home up 11%; 1 other shop within 1%.
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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 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Zooplus UK | 15kg | £60.39 | £4.03/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Zooplus UK | Economy Pack: 2 x 15kg | £118.99 | £3.97/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 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Zooplus UK | 15kg | £60.39 | £4.03/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Zooplus UK | Economy Pack: 2 x 15kg | £118.99 | £3.97/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 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Zooplus UK | 15kg | £60.79 | £4.05/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Zooplus UK | Economy Pack: 2 x 15kg | £119.99 | £4.00/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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- To feed
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- 80% this food 30%
- Carbs
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- To feed
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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
Matches the maker’s own page.
Checked against the maker. The ingredient list matches the one on the manufacturer’s own product page.
Pages we read, saved 4 Oct 2026: Zooplus UK, Pets at Home.
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