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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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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
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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.
Victoria J Burton •4 months ago
I've recently switched my 18 month old Cocker Spaniel to this as he was getting bored of his old food (Akela) and I wanted to save some money. It seems ok, his health hasn't changed although he is definitely pooing more and gassy. I wish they came in a middle size as 2kg is too small/not economical and 15kg too big to carry plus I could mix up the flavours more often and stop him getting bored again.MT •one year ago
Seems to be a decent dried food, in the scheme of things. I spent a while looking at the labels in PetsAtHome and 33% meat (lamb) is good for the price. 26% rice, 22% barley and some other ingredients like oats and veg. I wanted a dried food with some grain in it because the wet food I use (Butchers) is pretty much just meat & water. They add vitamins and minerals to make it a complete food. I realise that this website essentially equates meat/protein=good, grains/barbs=bad but the scientific evidence does not back that up. Dogs are not wolves. They are dogs and they evolved along with humans for 15,000 years or more, eating our foods, which involve a lot more than just meat. Unlike wolves, dogs have many more genes that produce amylase - the enzyme we also have that breaks down starch into glucose. Studies show that bitches on pure meat diets have a higher rate of miscarriage and loss of infant puppies than those eating carbs. If carbs were bad, that would not be the case.bluebelle •2 years ago
This did use to be a reasonable food, just a bit short on meat (but I used to add extra). I spent ages trying to find a food that suited my food-sensitive pup and as soon as I have, they change the recipe. My dog's great aunt was allergic to legumes so I've always avoided those which is hard now, my current pup is also sensitive to probably chicken and sweet potato. Wainwrights has reduced the barley (not a bad grain all things considered) and added maize (not good). Also added the equivalent of 12.5% peas - high legumes/potato/fibre (beet pulp) and a low available meat diet has been a suggested possible cause of canine cardiomyopathy in the US. The ingredients now are: : Turkey (36%) (Dried Turkey 31%, Freshly Prepared Turkey 5%), Rice (26%), Whole Grain Barley (10%), Maize Protein, Rapeseed Oil, Whole Ground Oats (4.5%), Beet Pulp (4%), Dried Peas (3% equivalent to 12.5% Peas), Linseed (2%), Dried Carrots (1% equivalent to 8% Carrots), Seaweed (0.2%), Yucca Extract (0.02%). I would have paid more for the food as we're all aware prices are rocketing at the moment, but I wish they hadn't changed the recipe just to keep costs low. Now I have only two other foods I can possibly feed my dogs, both of which aren't always in stock and one looks like it might be changing too :-(bluebelle
bluebelle
•2 years ago
Apologies posted the wrong ingredients list!! So they haven't added maize to the adult recipe (just the puppy one, which is still bad), but the peas are still there. Lamb (33%) (Dried Lamb 28%, Freshly Prepared Lamb 5%), Rice (26%), Whole Grain Barley (22%), Whole Ground Oats (4.5%), Rapeseed Oil, Beet Pulp (4%), Dried Peas (3% equivalent to 12.5% Peas), Linseed (2%), Dried Carrots (1% equivalent to 8% Carrots), Seaweed (0.2%), Yucca Extract (0.02%).Brodie •10 years ago
Have used this in the past on my Lurchers when it first came out they had nice firm poos and a nice shine to there coats . Only stopped using it as the price of it shot up . I put them on Davis ranger also found this very good and they worked well on it also nice firm poo no wind or bad breath nice shine to there coats and no dandruff .