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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
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.
Natasha Jade Moore •one year ago
I'm a volunteer and former work placement in the dogs trust, and this is what the dogs there were previously fed on (these days, it has been switched over to wainwright's). Arden Grange is a good quality food at a decent price. Sure it's not the best variety, but it's far better than lots of other brands. I recommend this brand.Heathy •one year ago
Hi we have always fed Arden Grange to our Staffords and other dogs. However at Crufts this year I was talking with one of their people on their stand. It would seem they have been bought out by a German company. They stated that their feeds wouldn't change. However there is a new update on here. Has it changed? My dogs seem fussy about eating, the Chihuahua x JRT is the only one who wants to eat it...!!Chris •6 years ago
Hi Gemma. I moved her off this & tried More (chicken) which I quite liked but still felt her stools were too soft. Quantity of poo was definitely less (twice a day mostly) & smelled fine. In end decided to try a food without rice out of interest so tried Barking Heads Fusspot (salmon & potato). Huge improvement quality much firmer & even less quantity & hardly any odour. She also stopped itching as much & her coat is fabulous. So could have been rice? Or maybe chicken (think all other foods were chicken). I haven't tried any other Barking Heads flavours - Ive been buying it online which is good value. I tried moving her onto Pooch & Mutt potato based slim & slender (manage weight) but poo took a nose dive so I stopped. When I was trying new foods I went even slower moving her over than the foods recommended. I hope you find the right food for your little poms ps I cannot confirm this is true but I was told Arden Grange use shark in some of their products & the quality of the protein isn't greatChris •7 years ago
This brand has been recommended to me time & again so I thought I'd give it a try as it is available to buy in bulk at reasonable prices. My dog ate it happily but I was less happy with the quantity and quality of offerings from the other end! I had a similar experience with Wainwrights so I'm thinking perhaps it's the rice that has this effect on my dog