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In general, unless your dog has health issues, you probably won't have to worry about these figures. Click here for more information
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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87.68 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:Germany
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.
B3kah •10 months ago
It’s expensive but I think worth the money. It’s single protein (except the duck and turkey) and doesn’t contain carrageenan like a lot of “high quality† wet foods, which causes my old staffies pancreatitis to flare up! Definitely cheaper to buy direct from the natures menu site rather than through a retailer.HeatherKP •one year ago
Please answer my question or I don't see the point of offering this 'comment' service! Is anybody at All About Dog Food actually monitoring questions that are asked?Tati S
HeatherKP
•10 months ago
See answer below, or just research it yourself :/ This site is free, and an incredible amount of work, im sure they cant get to all commentsHeatherKP •one year ago
Can anybody explain why the 'as fed' amount of meat is 80% but the 'typical analysis' amount of protein is 10.4%? I cannot get my head around these figures?Tati S
HeatherKP
•10 months ago
Take a look on google about dry matter vs crude. In summary, as fed means the % of an ingredient in a recipe, but meat is not just protein, there is fat and most importantly, water. A type of food with high moisture % (which in wet food is typically very high) will see large changes between the 'as fed' percentages, and the typical analysis. The typical analysis shows % of dry matter, so what it all looks like once the water is removed, and nutrients are rearranged as needed (fat content in the meat is relocated to the fat %, etc)DonnaR •one year ago
I have just bought this and after feeding 2 shih Tzu a bland diet for 4 days due to diarrhea I tried to introduce it only about a teaspoon each into the white fish and rice they'd been getting and it made them worse , severe diarrhea mucas and blood has anyone else had the same experience I really was hoping this food would work for themDonnaR
DonnaR
•one year ago
My shih Tzu was the sameEvemg52 •one year ago
I'm a little concerned to know that dog food is cooked in the can. I thought it was harmful for cans to be heated.Evemg52
Evemg52
•one year ago
Please answer my previous question or I won't buy and recommend anymorePaul Taylor
Evemg52
•one year ago
All tinned food is cooked in the can due to potential bacteria in the food. So it is in fact sterilised https://www.healthyfood.com/advice/how-do-they-make-canned-food/#:~:text=The%20lid%20is%20sealed%20onto,the%20canning%20of%20different%20foods.Julie Turner-Adkin •2 years ago
The pricing is misleading. My dogs have half a tin per day making it £1.60 per day. The price comparison is unrealistic.Miamoo •2 years ago
This food has helped my girls tummy settle down. She loves it. How ever has anyone else noticed that the food in the bottom of the 600g tins is black??Gibbsmum
Miamoo
•one year ago
Yes I haveChloe Locke •2 years ago
My girl absolutely loves the food - and love the fact its grain and potato free. No more explosive poos 😅 her poops are fab on this food and she does so well on it, and meat content is so high too! I feed it mixed with orijen and she wolfs itEmma Bird •2 years ago
Hi. Just wondering about the feeding guidance. On Natures Menu online feeding guidance, it says I should feed 500g to my dog, but all about dog food suggests 268g.Team AADF
Emma Bird
•2 years ago
Hi Emma, I've just double checked the feeding guide against the one given on the cans themselves and the figures seem to be correctJacqueline •2 years ago
Up to now a very good quality food my 3 dogs full of energy and the faeces are back to normal highly recommendedLouise •3 years ago
Quick question- why does this brand have a German flag at top of the page, but the company address is all UK based. I’m trying to buy British made & this confused me!Team AADF
Louise
•3 years ago
Great question Louise. Natures Menu is a British company but they get some of their wet foods made in a factory in Germany. I hope that helpsLouise •3 years ago
Why does this brand have a German flag at the top of the page? Lower down it says it’s UK; Confused!Paul Taylor
Louise
•one year ago
canned in Germany for a UK company