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Mixing bowl composition
This is the ingredients list as printed on the packaging or manufacturer's website.
Think of the 'mixing bowl' composition like a recipe - all the ingredients you would need to put in a 'mixing bowl' in order to make the food.
Ingredients have to be listed in descending order of their weight so the higher it appears, the more there is.
Highlighted ingredients
Ingredients that we believe to be controversial or inferior are highlighted in yellow with particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredients in red.
As fed composition
While the 'mixing bowl' composition is useful for knowing what went into the food, it doesn't always reflect what your dog is actually eating. This is because the processes that turn the ingredients into the finished pet food can significantly alter the relative weights of the ingredients.
For this reason we've calculated the approximate 'as fed' percentages for the main ingredient categories in the finished product.
Please note that these figures are very approximate. They are estimates based on the information provided by the manufacturer in the ingredients list so the clearer the terminology and the more percentages they provide, the more accurate our estimates will be. Wherever information is lacking, we always assume the worst.
Ingredient categories
◉ Meat ingredients: includes all meat and fish ingredients except isolated fats/oils.
◉Added oils and fats: includes all isolated oil and fat ingredients.
◉ Carb-rich ingredients: includes all ingredients derived from grains, pseudo-grains, potatoes and other starchy root vegetables, sweet potato and legumes (except whole peas which are categorised under fruit and veg) except for isolated protein and extracted oils. Also includes fibre supplements.
◉ Fruit and veg: includes all whole vegetables and fruits.
◉ Other: all other ingredients. Mostly made up by nutritional supplements and additives.
For more information on any ingredient, please take a look at our Dog Food Ingredient Glossary
The dry matter level of a nutrient is the percentage there would be in the food if all of the water was removed.
With water taken out of the equation, these figures allow the nutrient levels of foods of different types (like wet and dry) to be compared on an even playing field.
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75 out of 100 - Good
Our unique product ratings are calculated based on a number of characteristics including the quality and quantity of the stated ingredients, certain nutritional and technological additives and the processing methods used to create the food. They are designed to indicate how beneficial we think a food is likely to be for the majority of dogs when fed on a daily basis for an extended period. Click here for more information
Country of origin: United Kingdom
A technological additive is any substance added to a pet food "for a technological purpose and which favourably affects the characteristics of feed".
The most common categories of technological additives include preservatives and antioxidants, gelling agents and thickeners and probiotics.
While the primary effects of technoloical additives are certainly 'favourable' (increased shelf life in the case of preservatives & antioxidants, better food texture and consistency in the case of gelling agents and thickeners etc.) some have been linked to health problems in pets and should be treated with caution.
Unfortunately, many technological additives do not have to be declared by the manufacturer so just because they do not appear on the label does not necessarily mean they are not in the food. If in doubt, ask the manufacturer directly exactly what technological additives their foods contain.
Laura Feeney• one year ago
Doesn't seem to be a working dog food on the company's website and is only available in 10kg bags not 12kg as this says. Is also more expensive than this description.
Sharon Harber• 4 years ago
My dogs love this food. I have noticed they have very shiny coats and healthier skin since they started it.
Kurz Weil• 5 years ago
Our working cockers both really like this food, but they suffer from very very sloppy poops, even after introducing the food very gradually.
Also had the same problem with Aatu 80:20, after trying all their flavours.
Not sure if it's the high protein content that is causing the problem, or some other ingredient, but they have never had a really solid poop on the Green Dog grain free chicken, so we're going to look elsewhere.
Debbie Merrison• 6 years ago
I would like to know, how the dry food that is labelled complete, can possibly be that. I thought a dog needed offal, and many of these 5* rated foods have no offal in.
agnes• 7 years ago
potato and sweet potato 13% as ingredients and 5 star ratings?????? thats plenty carbs!!! \orijen also received 5 star and orijen is so much better - 80% meat and and wild fish - all localy collected.and fit for human consumption.20% superb veg and fruits!
Craig agnes• 6 years ago
Sounds like you personally enjoyed the Orijen, did you eat it with gravy?
Sean agnes• 5 years ago
Too much protein isnt a great thing. More protein doesnt necessarily mean better for you.Dogs are domesticated scavengers. They will eat anything that fills them up and gives them energy. The star rating is for labeling and quality of ingredients. You dont get more stars for more protein.