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Suitable for all breeds of dogs
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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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83.26 out of 100 - Excellent
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.
Sandra mountford •2 years ago
I have contacted Forthglade about their dog food as both my dogs have dry powdery poos while on this diet (1 is 14 and 1 is 2). I was told it’s due to the bone content, and to contact my vet if an issue. I have since changed my dog food as I don’t feel this is appropriate.•2 years ago
My pooch is on a mixed diet of 1/3 of a fourthglade beef with sweet potato trays in the morning with bran flakes for added fibre then kibble at night she loves it and is thriving on itMelba •2 years ago
Our dogs used to love forthglade, but all went completely off it in the past couple years. I don’t know if something changed, I’ve heard the same from other dog owners. Shame as seems so healthy, but no good if the dogs won’t eat it.Jacqueline •2 years ago
I am not sure why this food gets 90 I gave it to my 3 dogs all the varieties turkey, duck, salmon lamb and started to develop constipation and the faeces where yellow and even white like chalky and powdery I CAN NOT recommend this food I change them to country hunter and they are back to normal.Alana K
Jacqueline
•2 years ago
These recipes contain brown rice (grain) whereas country hunter does not, this may be the reason if they are used to a grain-free diet like country hunter. Perhaps try the grain-free version of forthglade.Daisy Barry
Alana K
•2 years ago
Most of the boxed recipes are grain free. Don't think I've ever seen grain in the forthglade range?Daisy Barry
Daisy Barry
•2 years ago
Seems like only the single trays may contain riceRoz Kay
Daisy Barry
•2 years ago
Rice isn't a grain, it's a seed. My dog is on Forthglade and I think it's too low in fibre (that's mainly why grain is added to dog food) - the fibre percentage is on the very lowest end of what's recommended for dogs. But my dog likes it so I add fibre (pellets for dogs) to each meal, which fixed the constipation problem.Roz Kay
Alana K
•2 years ago
Rice isn't a grain. Forthglade is on the low end of fibre content (grain is usually added to provide fibre and my vet told me grain-free foods can cause issues because of being low in fibre), which I think is why dogs get constipated on it. I've kept my dog on it as she likes it and is healthy, but I add fibre pellets for dogs to each meal, which has sorted the constipation problem.Alana K
Roz Kay
•2 years ago
Rice is in fact a grain, it states on this website and many others that brown rice is also called whole-grain rice and it is a grain.Daisy Barry
Jacqueline
•2 years ago
My dog suffered this too . Been on it 2 weeks and has hard poos.. Lilly's kitchen was brilliant but so expensive thought this was second best ..and the powdery faeces we have that too ..how strange?