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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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82.68 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: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.
Maggimay •6 months ago
Oh wow! Was about to buy more and just came to see the rating and noticed the comments. Awful! I shall not support them and i will spread the word! Thank youTati S •11 months ago
Oodles is owned by known doodle backyard breeders. Allison and Mark Wetton. Do not support their terrible treatment dogs, they over breed and have no compassion for the puppies they are bringing into this world. It's a shame because the food actually sounds great, but cannot trust what they say.Alana K
Tati S
•10 months ago
Well said! They own Raffles Cockapoos and their son owns Humphries Poos, both large scale puppy farms, and both connected with Ooddles food sadly, please don’t support them by buying this food.L Ivo
Tati S
•10 months ago
Thank you for commenting, I was tempted to buy this food because of the percentage on this site and the cost-but I will avoid now I know more about their backgroundLaurence James
Tati S
•9 months ago
I missed this and ordered. Have just found info via Companies House that confirms a link between the Wettons, Ooddles and the puppy farms mentioned so will boycott in futureDebbie M-J •one year ago
The daily cost calculation seems to be incorrect. 15kg bags seem to start at £98.99 now and not £88.99Debbie M-J
Debbie M-J
•one year ago
Also their ad on the right had side of the page mentions an AADF rating of 90% but on this page on allaboutdogfood it shows as 79%...Charlie Mackenzie
Debbie M-J
•one year ago
It was 91% at some point.tbh I don’t think all about dog food is accurate any more , they rate the food by the percentage of the meat but not the balance of the diet. I realise there’s couple of wet food that’s got 80-90ish are actually making dogs sick because they high amount fat in the food.George Santas
Charlie Mackenzie
•9 months ago
The balance of a diet for dogs should be as a majority meet, Evidence outside of companies and corporate "Vet Sponsors" and history proves this, some dogs do need some more carbohyrates than others some thrive more on a 80/20 than a 90/10 in regards to fat content, more meat does not inately equate to more fat (Like your post implicates) AADF account for the fat in their ratings, and do not inately rate higher just due to fat increses, their alogrithm is not perfect, things have to be updated frequently and they cant always do so, however its the best we have at the moment. Furthermore, wet foods are not generally favored algorithmically due to the ingredients in many wet foods, so i dont know what your trying to get at here. OOdles are obvisouly corrupt and their origins are horric, but AADF are not to blame for their evil, in regards to the score, the algorithm changes alot and its possible this was 90% but is lower now.Lgc85 •one year ago
I personally suspect this is supplied to Ooddles by Cobbydog (E&S Feeds) although can’t be certain. The two foods are almost identical and I know Cobbydog make their own food. I also know Ooddles buy their food in. Seems too likely to not be true in my opinion. Anyway, this food is so similar that I can use either brand depending on which works out cheaper. Ooddles nearly always has an offer running but they have just increased their price by £10 for 15kg so the discount now just cancels out the price hike! Also, be careful you aren’t sold under weight bags! I’ve had 2 bags which weighed ~200g short! Quickly resolved by sending a complimentary bag of food but I weigh every bag now.Scott Turner
Lgc85
•one year ago
Doubtful. Comparing the two turkey recipies; Cobbydog is 42% meat vs 52% in Ooddles. Plus Cobbydog contains rice. Ooddles may well source from a manufacturer, but they’re not the same.Lgc85
Scott Turner
•one year ago
I was comparing the fish one, as that’s the one I buy.