

2 prices from Pets at Home
Good points
- No ingredient deductions
Worth knowing
- About 56% carbs (dry weight)
First ingredients: 26% Meat Meal & Gravy (with min 4% Chicken), Maize, Whole Grain Barley, Whole Grain Rice 14%, 2.8% Chicken Fat (source of Omega 6)… All ingredients
Ingredients match the maker’s own page- Meat
- 26%
- Protein, dry weight
- 22%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~56%
- kcal/100 g
- 341
Ingredients
Listed first: Meat Meal & Gravy. 26% of the recipe is declared meat.
- Meat 26%
- Grain 14%
- Other 2.8%
- No amount given 57.2%
26% Meat Meal & Gravy (with min 4% Chicken), Maize, Whole Grain Barley, Whole Grain Rice 14%, 2.8% Chicken Fat (source of Omega 6), Beet, Dried Whole Green Peas, Whole Linseeds (source of Omega 3), Minerals & Vitamins, Chicory Root (1000 mg/kg as a source of FOS), Yucca (150mg /kg)
Meat named animal proteinGrain cereals
Additives
Nutritional Additives: Vitamin A 12,000 iu, Vitamin D3 1,200 iu, Vitamin E 90 mg. Trace Elements: Zn (Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 50mg, Fe (Iron (II) Sulphate Monohydrate) 50 mg, Mn (Manganous Oxide) 30 mg, Cu (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 5 mg, I (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.5 mg, Se (Sodium Selenite) 0.1 mg. Antioxidant
How we read this label
First ingredient: “26% Meat Meal & Gravy”. It names the animal.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| 26% Meat Meal & Gravy (with min 4% Chicken) | Named meat | 26% |
| Maize | Grain | Not given |
| Whole Grain Barley | Grain | Not given |
| Whole Grain Rice 14% | Grain | 14% |
| 2.8% Chicken Fat (source of Omega 6) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 2.8% |
| Beet | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Dried Whole Green Peas | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Whole Linseeds (source of Omega 3) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Minerals & Vitamins | Other | Not given |
| Chicory Root (1000 mg/kg as a source of FOS) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Yucca (150mg /kg) | Other | Not given |
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Nutrition
Protein 22% and carbs about 56%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 20% | 22% |
| below the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 9% | 10% |
| Carbohydrate | ~50% | ~56% |
| above the usual 39 to 50% for dry foods | ||
| Fibre | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Ash | 8% | 8.9% |
| 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 (1.3 of 20).
How much meat?
9.5 / 45 points- Meat on the label9.1 / 35 points
26% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level0.4 / 10 points
Protein is 22.2% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
1.3 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 56.1% 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?
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 Happy Dog Pure Goat Dog Food (Sardinia) (scores 83): carbs fall from 56% to 35% 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
1 noted, no points taken: yucca extract. 15 flagged nothing.
- 1 noted
- 15 nothing flagged
- 1 not in our ingredient database yet
- 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.
15 ingredients with nothing flagged
Antioxidants, barley, broth (meat stock), chicory root extract, linseed (flaxseed), maize (corn), minerals, peas, poultry fat, processed animal protein, rice, 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)Antioxidants, barley, broth (meat stock), chicory root extract, linseed (flaxseed), maize (corn), minerals, peas, poultry fat, rice
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Antioxidants, barley, chicory root extract, poultry fat, vitamins, vitamin A (retinyl acetate)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1152Tocopherols (vitamin E)
- FDA Animal Health Literacy - Vitamin D toxicity in dogsVitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Reg (EU) 68/2013 Catalogue of feed materials, Part C (legislation.gov.uk)Processed animal protein
- Regulation (EU) 2017/1492 (EUR-Lex)Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
1 not in our ingredient database yet
Beet
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
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 | 12kg | £20.39 | £1.70/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Pets at Home | 2kg | £4.99 | £2.50/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 12kg | £18.35 | £1.53/kg |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Pets at Home | 2kg | £4.49 | £2.25/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 12kg | £18.35 | £1.53/kg |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Pets at Home | 2kg | £4.49 | £2.25/kg |
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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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