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Pooch & Mutt Puppy Complete Dry Superfood
DryCompletePuppyGrain-freeFish oil
Good points
- One main animal protein: chicken
- No ingredient deductions
- Includes organ meat
Worth knowing
- Includes hydrolysed protein
First ingredients: Chicken Protein (34 %), Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes (19 %), Chicken Fat (9 %), Hydrolysed Chicken Liver (4 %)… All ingredients
Label taken from the maker’s website- Meat
- 38%
- Protein, dry weight
- 31%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~41%
- kcal/100 g
- 385
Ingredients
Listed first: Chicken Protein. 38% of the recipe is declared meat.
- Meat 38%
- Plants 27%
- Other 15.3%
- No amount given 19.7%
Chicken Protein (34 %), Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes (19 %), Chicken Fat (9 %), Hydrolysed Chicken Liver (4 %), Dried Pumpkin (4 %), Dried Apple Pulp (2 %), Linseed (2 %), Salmon Oil (2 %), Hydrolysed Yeasts (1 % - a source of inositol and amino acids), Psyllium Husk and Seeds (0.7 %), Microalgae Oil (0.5 %), Carrots (0.4 %), Sodium Chloride (0.4 %), Potassium Chloride (0.4 %), Dried Chamomile (0.2 %), Dried Cranberries (0.2 %), Dried Seaweed (0.2 %), Mannan-oligosaccharides (0.15 %), Fructo-oligosaccharides (0.1 %), Glucosamine (0.1 %), Dried Blackcurrant (0.05 %), Dried Spinach (0.05 %), Dried Rosehips (0.05 %), Dried Pomegranate (0.05 %), Dried Kale (0.05 %), Mojave Yucca (0.01 %)
Meat named animal protein
From the maker’s website, checked 28 Sep 2026.
Additives
per kg: Vitamin A (3a672a) 20,000 IU, Vitamin D3 (3a671) 1,300 IU, Vitamin E (3a700) 500 mg, L-Carnitine (3a910) 240 mg, Vitamin B1 (3a821) 4.7 mg, Vitamin B2 (3a825i) 6.4 mg, Niacinamide (3a315) 55 mg, Calcium-D-Pantothenate (3a841) 23 mg, Vitamin B6 (3a831) 8.5 mg, Folic Acid (3a316) 0.4 mg, Vitamin B12 (3a835) 0.04 mg, Biotin (3a880) 0.5 mg, Choline Chloride (3a890) 2,400 mg, Zinc (3b612) 100 mg, Iron (3b107) 62 mg, Manganese (3b505) 30 mg, Copper (3b407) 12 mg, Potassium Iodide (3b201) 1.5 mg. Technological Additives (per kg): Tocopherol Extracts from Vegetable Oil (1b306(i)), Ascorbyl Palmitate (1b304).
How we read this label
First ingredient: “Chicken Protein”. It names the animal.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Protein (34%) | Named meat | 34% |
| Potatoes | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Sweet Potatoes (19%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 19% |
| Chicken Fat (9%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 9% |
| Hydrolysed Chicken Liver (4%) | Named meat | 4% |
| Dried Pumpkin (4%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 4% |
| Dried Apple Pulp (2%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 2% |
| Linseed (2%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 2% |
| Salmon Oil (2%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 2% |
| Hydrolysed Yeasts (1% - a source of inositol and amino acid… | Other | 1% |
| Psyllium Husk and Seeds (0.7%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.7% |
| Microalgae Oil (0.5%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.5% |
| Carrots (0.4%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.4% |
| Sodium Chloride (0.4%) | Other | 0.4% |
| Potassium Chloride (0.4%) | Other | 0.4% |
| Dried Chamomile (0.2%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.2% |
| Dried Cranberries (0.2%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.2% |
| Dried Seaweed (0.2%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.2% |
| Mannan-oligosaccharides (0.15%) | Other | 0.1% |
| Fructo-oligosaccharides (0.1%) | Other | 0.1% |
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Nutrition
Protein 31% and carbs about 41%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 28% | 31% |
| within the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 16% | 18% |
| Carbohydrate | ~37% | ~41% |
| within the usual 39 to 50% for dry foods | ||
| Fibre | 2% | 2.2% |
| Ash | 6.8% | 7.6% |
| 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.
Energy385 kcal/100 g
Why it scores 35
The kind of meat scored best (8.7 of 15). How it’s made scored lowest (5 of 20).
How much meat?
15.2 / 45 points- Meat on the label13.3 / 35 points
38% 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?
6.2 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 41.3% 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 hydrolysed protein.
What kind of meat?
8.7 / 15 points- How the meat is listed5.7 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as meal and hydrolysed, which earns 47% of these points. Fresh or raw named meat earns all of them, dried 70%, meal half, hydrolysed a quarter, an unnamed category none.
- Organ meat3 / 3 points
Organ meat such as liver, heart, kidney or tripe is 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 41% to 22% 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
4 noted: liver, yeast, chamomile and 1 more. 41 flagged nothing.
- 4 noted
- 41 nothing flagged
- 1 not in our ingredient database yet
- Liver (animal organ)Counted in “How processed?”Feed material (animal organ)
The label says “hydrolysed chicken liver”: a protein broken down by processing, often used in sensitive-stomach foods. It costs a point under “How processed?” rather than as a deduction.
- YeastCounted in “How processed?”Feed material (protein source)
The label says “hydrolysed yeasts”: a protein broken down by processing, often used in sensitive-stomach foods. It costs a point under “How processed?” rather than as a deduction.
- 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.
41 ingredients with nothing flagged
Algal oil, apples, biotin (vitamin H/B7), blackcurrant, carrot, choline chloride, cranberries, folic acid (folate), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), glucosamine, kale, l-carnitine, linseed (flaxseed), mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), niacin (vitamin B3), pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), pomegranate extract, potassium chloride, potato, poultry fat, processed animal protein, psyllium, pumpkin, rosehips, salmon oil, salt (sodium chloride), seaweed, spinach, sweet potato, tocopherols (vitamin E), vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B12 (cobalamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
Allowed up to a legal maximum, none declared above it: copper, iodine, iron, manganese, 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)Algal oil, apples, 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, potassium chloride, poultry fat, psyllium, pumpkin, rosehips, salt (sodium chloride), seaweed, spinach, vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B12 (cobalamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), manganese, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), zinc
- Reg (EU) No 68/2013 - EU Catalogue of Feed Materials (EUR-Lex)Algal oil, apples, blackcurrant, carrot, cranberries, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), kale, linseed (flaxseed), mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), pomegranate extract, potassium chloride, potato, poultry fat, psyllium, pumpkin, rosehips, salmon oil, seaweed, spinach, sweet potato
- 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
- 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
- Reg (EU) 68/2013 Catalogue of feed materials, Part C (legislation.gov.uk)Processed animal protein
- 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
1 not in our ingredient database yet
Ascorbyl palmitate (1b304).
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: Pooch & Mutt. Checked 4 Oct 2026.
In stock first, cheapest per kg first, excluding deliveryExcluding delivery
One shop doesn’t say the pack weight, so we can’t compare its price.
| Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pooch & Mutt7.5kg - One-off · £38.99 | 7.5kg - One-off | £38.99 | £5.20/kgCheapest in stock | Visit |
| Pooch & Mutt1.5kg - One-off · £8.99 | 1.5kg - One-off | £8.99 | £5.99/kg | Visit |
| Pooch & MuttComplete Puppy Bundle - One-off · £35.49 | Complete Puppy Bundle - One-off | £35.49 | Not given | Visit |
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
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: Pooch & Mutt (the maker).
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