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Natures Way 50% Salmon Recipe
DryCompleteAdultContains grainFish oil
Good points
- One animal protein: fish
- No ingredient deductions
Worth knowing
- About 51% carbs (dry weight)
First ingredients: 50% Salmon consisting: Salmon (28%), Dried Salmon (17%), Salmon Oil (3%), Salmon Stock (2%), Brown Rice… All ingredients
Label taken from the maker’s website- Meat
- 45%
- Protein, dry weight
- 28%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~51%
- kcal/100 g
- 323
Ingredients
Listed first: Salmon consisting. 45% of the recipe is declared meat.
50% Salmon consisting: Salmon (28%), Dried Salmon (17%), Salmon Oil (3%), Salmon Stock (2%), Brown Rice, Barley, Harvest Oats, Beet Pulp, Linseed, Sunflower Oil, Minerals, Vitamins, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Glucosamine (.017%), MSM (.017%), Chlondroitin (.01%), Prebiotic MOS, Prebiotic FOS. Mixed Herbs consisting: Thyme, Majoram, Sage, Basil, Parsley, Oregano
Meat named animal proteinGrain cereals
From the maker’s website, checked 28 Sep 2026.
Additives
Vitamin A (as Retinyl Acetate) 14,423iu/kg:, Vitamin D3 (as Cholecaliferol) 2,000iu/kg, Vitamin E (as Alphatoccopherol) 96mg/kg
How we read this label
First ingredient: “50% Salmon consisting:”. It names the animal.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| 50% Salmon consisting: | Named meat | 50% |
| Salmon (28%) | Named meat | Part of the item above |
| Dried Salmon (17%) | Named meat | Part of the item above |
| Salmon Oil (3%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Part of the item above |
| Salmon Stock (2%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Part of the item above |
| Brown Rice | Grain | Not given |
| Barley | Grain | Not given |
| Harvest Oats | Grain | Not given |
| Beet Pulp | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Linseed | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Sunflower Oil | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Minerals | Other | Not given |
| Vitamins | Other | Not given |
| Yucca Schidigera Extract | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| Glucosamine (.017%) | Other | 17% |
| MSM (.017%) | Other | 17% |
| Chlondroitin (.01%) | Other | 1% |
| Prebiotic MOS | Other | Not given |
| Prebiotic FOS. Mixed Herbs consisting: Thyme | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Majoram | Other | Not given |
5% broth, gravy, fat or digest inside the meat figure isn't counted as meat.
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Nutrition
Protein 28% and carbs about 51%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 25% | 28% |
| within the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 9% | 10% |
| Carbohydrate | ~46% | ~51% |
| above the usual 39 to 50% for dry foods | ||
| Fibre | 3% | 3.3% |
| Ash | 7.5% | 8.3% |
| 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.
Energy323 kcal/100 gCalculated from the analysis.
Why it scores 36
The kind of meat scored best (10.6 of 15). Starch scored lowest (3.1 of 20).
How much meat?
17.1 / 45 points- Meat on the label15.8 / 35 points
45% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level1.3 / 10 points
Protein is 27.8% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
3.1 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 50.6% 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?
10.6 / 15 points- How the meat is listed10.6 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as fresh and dried, which earns 89% 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 51% to 33% by dry weight, and protein is about 40%.
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
4 noted, none cost points: marjoram, oregano, parsley and 1 more. 22 flagged nothing.
- 4 noted
- 22 nothing flagged
- MarjoramNoted, no points takenBotanical / flavouring
Why it’s noted and sources
Can upset a dog's stomach in larger amounts; at the small amounts used as a flavouring, EU assessors found it very unlikely to cause harm.
- OreganoNoted, no points takenFeed material (herb)
Why it’s noted and sources
Can mildly upset a dog's stomach in larger amounts; used in small amounts as a flavouring.
- 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.
22 ingredients with nothing flagged
Barley, basil, beet pulp, broth (meat stock), chondroitin, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), glucosamine, linseed (flaxseed), mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), minerals, MSM (methylsulfonylmethane), oats, rice, sage, salmon, salmon oil, sunflower oil, thyme, tocopherols (vitamin E), vitamins
Allowed up to a legal maximum, none declared above it: vitamin A (retinyl acetate), 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)Barley, basil, beet pulp, broth (meat stock), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), linseed (flaxseed), mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), minerals, oats, rice, salmon, salmon oil, sunflower oil, thyme
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Barley, basil, chondroitin, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), glucosamine, mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), MSM (methylsulfonylmethane), sunflower oil, thyme, vitamins, vitamin A (retinyl acetate)
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlSage
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlThyme
- 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
Out of stock at every shop we track. Last price £5.42/kg at Natures Way, 4 Oct 2026.
In stock first, cheapest per kg first, excluding deliveryExcluding delivery
| Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natures Way12kg · £64.99Out of stock | 12kg | £64.99 | £5.42/kg | Visit |
Price unchanged since 28 Sep (2 readings, one a week).
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| Day | Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Natures Way | 12kg | £64.99 (out of stock) | £5.42/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Natures Way | 12kg | £64.99 (out of stock) | £5.42/kg |
Your dog
Cost per day and grams for your dog
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- Carbs
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Carbs are a share of the dry food, with the water taken out.
Sources
Taken from the maker’s page, checked 28 Sep 2026.
From the maker’s website. The ingredients and analysis here are the maker’s current label, from their product page, checked 28 Sep 2026. Shops may still stock packs with the older recipe.
Page we read, saved 4 Oct 2026: Natures Way (the maker).
Score method v6.1.0 · ingredient notes v2.4.0
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