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Pooch & Mutt Puppy Dry Dog Food Chicken with Superfoods
DryCompletePuppyGrain-freeFish oil
Good points
- One main animal protein: chicken
- No ingredient deductions
Worth knowing
- Added plant protein, starch or fibre
First ingredients: Dried chicken (min. 26%), sweet potato (19%), potato, pea starch (13%), chicken fat (11%)… All ingredients
Label checked- Meat
- 26%
- Protein, dry weight
- 31%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~42%
- kcal/100 g
- 348
Ingredients
Listed first: Dried chicken. 26% of the recipe is declared meat.
- Meat 26%
- Plants 32%
- Other 19.8%
- No amount given 22.2%
Composition: Dried chicken (min. 26%), sweet potato (19%), potato, pea starch (13%), chicken fat (11%), chicken gravy (5%), peas, salmon oil (2%), brewers yeast (1%), chamomile (0.2%), cranberry (0.155%), seaweed, fructo-oligosaccharides (0.15%), mannan-oligosaccharides (0.15%), glucosamine (0.15%), yucca schidigera (0.01%), blackcurrant (0.005%), kale (0.005%), spinach (0.005%), rosemary (0.005%), rosehip (0.005%), pomegranate (0.005%), olive extract (0.005%).
Meat named animal protein
Additives
Vitamin a 18,000 I.U, Vitamin D3 1,800 I.U, Vitamin E 400mg, L-Carnitine 450mg, Vitamin B1 1.2mg, Vitamin B2 1.0mg, niacinamide 15mg, calcium pantothenate 12mg, vitamin b6 1.0mg, folic acid 0.6mg, Vitamin B12 0.7mg, biotin 0.72mg, choline chloride 720mg, zinc 100mg, iron 93mg, manganese 43mg, copper 17mg, iodine 0.7mg, selenium 0.2mg. Trace Elements: None stated
How we read this label
First ingredient: “Dried chicken”. It names the animal.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| Dried chicken (min. 26%) | Named meat | 26% |
| sweet potato (19%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 19% |
| potato | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| pea starch (13%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 13% |
| chicken fat (11%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 11% |
| chicken gravy (5%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 5% |
| peas | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| salmon oil (2%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 2% |
| brewers yeast (1%) | Other | 1% |
| chamomile (0.2%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.2% |
| cranberry (0.155%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.2% |
| seaweed | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| fructo-oligosaccharides (0.15%) | Other | 0.1% |
| mannan-oligosaccharides (0.15%) | Other | 0.1% |
| glucosamine (0.15%) | Other | 0.1% |
| yucca schidigera (0.01%) | Other | 0.01% |
| blackcurrant (0.005%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.005% |
| kale (0.005%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.005% |
| spinach (0.005%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.005% |
| rosemary (0.005%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.005% |
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Nutrition
Protein 31% and carbs about 42%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 28% | 31% |
| within the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 14% | 16% |
| Carbohydrate | ~38% | ~42% |
| within the usual 39 to 50% for dry foods | ||
| Fibre | 3% | 3.3% |
| Ash | 7.5% | 8.3% |
| Moisture | 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.
Energy348 kcal/100 gCalculated from the analysis.
Why it scores 30
The kind of meat scored best (8.4 of 15). Meat scored lowest (11 of 45).
How much meat?
11 / 45 points- Meat on the label9.1 / 35 points
26% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level1.9 / 10 points
Protein is 31.1% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
6.1 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 41.7% 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?
8.4 / 15 points- How the meat is listed8.4 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as dried, which earns 70% 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 42% to 23% by dry weight, and protein is about 37%.
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: chamomile and yucca extract. 39 flagged nothing.
- 2 noted
- 39 nothing flagged
- 1 not in our ingredient database yet
- ChamomileNoted, no points takenBotanical / flavouring
Plant extras like this are usually added in tiny amounts, so points are taken only when the label declares 1% or more.
Why it’s noted and sources
The ASPCA lists chamomile as toxic to dogs, with stomach upset and allergic reactions, and warns that long-term use can cause bleeding problems. The amounts in dog food are small; we flag it as a caution.
- 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.
39 ingredients with nothing flagged
Biotin (vitamin H/B7), blackcurrant, broth (meat stock), chicken, choline chloride, cranberries, folic acid (folate), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), glucosamine, kale, l-carnitine, mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), niacin (vitamin B3), pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), peas, pomegranate extract, potato, poultry fat, rosehips, rosemary, salmon oil, seaweed, spinach, starch, sweet potato, tocopherols (vitamin E), vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B12 (cobalamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), yeast
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
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Biotin (vitamin H/B7), blackcurrant, choline chloride, cranberries, folic acid (folate), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), glucosamine, kale, l-carnitine, mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), niacin (vitamin B3), pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), pomegranate extract, poultry fat, rosehips, seaweed, spinach, vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B12 (cobalamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), yeast, manganese, selenium, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), zinc
- Reg (EU) No 68/2013 - EU Catalogue of Feed Materials (EUR-Lex)Blackcurrant, broth (meat stock), chicken, cranberries, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), kale, mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), peas, pomegranate extract, potato, poultry fat, rosehips, rosemary, salmon oil, seaweed, spinach, sweet potato, yeast
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlRosemary
- 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 FEEDAP (PMC13063795)Cranberries
- 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
- FSA register of feed additives (GB)Rosemary
- 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
- Regulation (EU) 2015/861 (EUR-Lex)Iodine
- Regulation (EU) 2017/1492 (EUR-Lex)Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1039 (EUR-Lex)Copper
1 not in our ingredient database yet
Olive extract
Not in our ingredient database yet, so no judgement either way.
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 Home1.5kg · £7.39 up 11% since 10 Aug | 1.5kg | £7.39 | £4.93/kg | Visit |
Since 10 Aug (3 readings): Pets at Home up 11%.
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| Day | Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg |
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| 4 Oct 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.5kg | £7.39 | £4.93/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.5kg | £6.00 | £4.00/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 1.5kg | £6.65 | £4.43/kg |
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Alternatives
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- Meat
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- Carbs
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- To feed
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- Carbs
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- To feed
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- 76% this food 26%
- Carbs
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- To feed
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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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