
Wainwright's Grain Free Light Adult Dry Dog Food Turkey
Good points
- One animal protein: turkey
- No ingredient deductions
Worth knowing
- About 52% carbs (dry weight)
- Added plant protein, starch or fibre
- Includes digest or flavouring
First ingredients: Turkey (32.5%) (Turkey Meal 23.5%, Freshly Prepared Turkey 5%, Turkey Fat 2%, Turkey Digest 2%), Potato Flake, Sweet Potato (20%)… All ingredients
Retailer’s own label, fully checked- Meat
- 28.5%
- Protein, dry weight
- 28%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~52%
- kcal/100 g
- 316
Ingredients
Listed first: Turkey. 28.5% of the recipe is declared meat.
Turkey (32.5%) (Turkey Meal 23.5%, Freshly Prepared Turkey 5%, Turkey Fat 2%, Turkey Digest 2%), Potato Flake, Sweet Potato (20%), Beet Pulp (10%), Potato Protein, Whole Peas (5%), Dried Carrot (0.5% equivalent to 4% Carrot), Seaweed Meal (0.5%), Whole Linseed (0.5%), Monosodium Phosphate, Chicory Root Extract (as a source of Prebiotic FOS) (0.1%), Dried Broccoli (0.05% equivalent to 0.39% Broccoli), Dried Parsley, Dried Rosehip, Dried Thyme, Glucosamine (0.02%), MSM (0.02%), Yucca Extract (0.02%), Chondroitin (0.014%), Dried Spearmint.
Meat named animal protein
Additives
Vitamin A 27,000 IU, Vitamin D3 2,000 IU, Vitamin E (as alpha tocopherol) 150 mg. Trace Elements: Zinc (Zinc sulphate monohydrate) 100 mg, Iron (Iron (II) sulphate monohydrate) 60 mg, Manganese (Manganese (II) oxide) 50 mg, Copper (Copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate) 8.0 mg, Iodine (Calcium iodate, anhydrous) 2.5 mg, Selenium (Sodium selenite) 0.1 mg Antioxidants (Mixed Tocopherols)
How we read this label
First ingredient: “Turkey”. It names the animal.
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey (32.5%) (Turkey Meal 23.5%, Freshly Prepared Turkey … | Named meat | 32.5% |
| Potato Flake | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Sweet Potato (20%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 20% |
| Beet Pulp (10%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 10% |
| Potato Protein | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Whole Peas (5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 5% |
| Dried Carrot (0.5% equivalent to 4% Carrot) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.5% |
| Seaweed Meal (0.5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.5% |
| Whole Linseed (0.5%) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.5% |
| Monosodium Phosphate | Other | Not given |
| Chicory Root Extract (as a source of Prebiotic FOS) (0.1%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.1% |
| Dried Broccoli (0.05% equivalent to 0.39% Broccoli) | Vegetable, fruit or plant | 0.05% |
| Dried Parsley | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Dried Rosehip | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Dried Thyme | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| Glucosamine (0.02%) | Other | 0.02% |
| MSM (0.02%) | Other | 0.02% |
| Yucca Extract (0.02%) | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | 0.02% |
| Chondroitin (0.014%) | Other | 0.014% |
| Dried Spearmint. | Other | Not given |
4% broth, gravy, fat or digest inside the meat figure isn't counted as meat.
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Nutrition
Protein 28% and carbs about 52%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 25% | 28% |
| within the usual 26 to 32% for dry foods | ||
| Fat | 7.5% | 8.3% |
| Carbohydrate | ~47% | ~52% |
| 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 25
The kind of meat scored best (7.1 of 15). Starch scored lowest (2.6 of 20).
How much meat?
11.3 / 45 points- Meat on the label10 / 35 points
28.5% 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?
2.6 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 52.2% carbohydrate with the water taken out (our estimate). Full marks with no carbohydrate, none at 60% or more.
How processed?
4 / 20 pointsHow it’s made: Extruded kibble: 6 of 20. Minus 2 for added plant protein, starch or fibre and digest or flavouring.
What kind of meat?
7.1 / 15 points- How the meat is listed7.1 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as meal and fresh, which earns 59% 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 52% to 34% 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
3 noted, none cost points: mint, parsley and yucca extract. 25 flagged nothing.
- 3 noted
- 25 nothing flagged
- 1 not in our ingredient database yet
- MintNoted, no points takenFeed material (herb)
Why it’s noted and sources
Mint can upset a dog's stomach if eaten in large amounts; at the small amounts used in food, EU assessors found it safe.
- 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.
25 ingredients with nothing flagged
Beet pulp, broccoli, carrot, chicory root extract, chondroitin, glucosamine, linseed (flaxseed), MSM (methylsulfonylmethane), peas, potato, rosehips, seaweed, sweet potato, thyme, tocopherols (vitamin E), turkey, 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
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Broccoli, chicory root extract, chondroitin, glucosamine, MSM (methylsulfonylmethane), rosehips, seaweed, thyme, vegetable protein extracts, manganese, selenium, vitamin A (retinyl acetate), zinc
- Reg (EU) No 68/2013 - EU Catalogue of Feed Materials (EUR-Lex)Beet pulp, broccoli, carrot, chicory root extract, linseed (flaxseed), peas, potato, rosehips, seaweed, sweet potato, thyme, turkey, vegetable protein extracts
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlThyme
- 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)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
Monosodium phosphate
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
Your dog
Grams a day for your dog
Alternatives
4 dry foods score 34 to 53 points higher.

- Meat
- 100% this food 28.5%
+53 pointsCompare

- Meat
- 78.5% this food 28.5%
- Carbs
- about 22% this food about 52%
+38 pointsCompare

- Meat
- 78% this food 28.5%
- Carbs
- about 8% this food about 52%
+35 pointsCompare

- Meat
- 79.5% this food 28.5%
- Carbs
- about 33% this food about 52%
+34 pointsCompare
Carbs are a share of the dry food, with the water taken out.
Sources
Own-label food: checked against the retailer’s label.
Retailer-verified. This is the retailer’s own-label food, so there is no separate maker’s website to check it against. We publish it because the retailer’s label is complete and passes our consistency checks.
Page we read, saved 10 Aug 2026: Pets at Home.
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