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27Suitable for all breeds of dogs
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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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86.01 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.
Victoria Sadlers •one year ago
Does anyone know why the rating for this has suddenly dropped by so much and is now so low?Harleys Place
Victoria Sadlers
•one year ago
I think its because the ratings are now based on the clarity of the labels as well as the quality of the foodVictoria Sadlers
Harleys Place
•one year ago
Ok that makes sense. Was a bit shocked in case something else had changed. Thanks!Malinda Moyse •one year ago
Reviews are very old!!! Would like to hear if people think of product plsAndy1955 •one year ago
Have you changed the ingredients for the turkey and salmon as I purchased 6 last month and it smells like and gowy like putty. My flat coated retriever refused to eat it and my golden retriever had very loose stools so I threw the other 3 packs away and reverted back to beef, duck and turkey...iv used nutriment for many years with no issuesChez80 •2 years ago
Great food & my 2 love it! Wish I’d put them straight onto raw instead of feeding processed kibble for years!ZukiMumma22 •2 years ago
it would appear there's a huge difference in price to what you're saying is the RRP to what shops are actually selling them for. £5.79 in my local shop, not £3.80 so i think this should be updated to avoid disappointment. thanks
ZukiMumma22
•2 years ago
Apologies for the outdated info. I've corrected that nowtarfgi •5 years ago
I have been feeding Nutriment to my three Welsh Springers for about six months. All are very good eaters, so I can't really tell how much they like it! However the two younger ones 7 and 3 years have a variety of flavours, but the 10 year old just has Senior. I would like to give him a bit of variety, so could I give him the occasional food for younger dogs? He's fit and healthy and reasonably active for his age. PS I love the kickable poo - so easy to pick up!ryan •5 years ago
Hi,I have a 6 month old GSD/Mastiff puppy. I have been feeding him nutriment raw for the past two months cycling between, chicken/turkey/beef. He has recently been diagnosed with OCD in the shoulder, was possibly looking to move away from raw food because of the high protein content possibly aiding the OCD in his growth. Has anyone got any suggestions on food I can switch to or if switching is necessary?
The % on the website all seem ok but when its transferred into dry ratio it is far too high for him with his condition
Steve •8 years ago
Just thought I'd update my last comment. I emailed Nutriment questioning these levels and within hours the website changed from Mg to %. I did not even get a thank you for bringing this to their attention. May sound petty but I found this annoying, because of this I decided to buy raw complete meals elsewhere. Funny thing is they still have not changed their omega oils from Mg to %. Still debating if I should tell them but it will just annoy me even more if they then change it without even a little reply to say thanks.Steve •8 years ago
"Calcium 1.76 mg/100g". Am I missing something as that's next to nothing. That's 0.00176 of a gram, surely I'm being stupid as a KILO of this food would only be 0.0176 of a gram of calcium. Am I reading it wrong?dee •9 years ago
Just started my miniature Dachshund on nutriment about a week ago now. straight swap too, no easing in. He seems livelier, his stools are so much better too. Just waiting to see if his skin and fur gets better. fingers crossed.Shirley •9 years ago
Hi, well I'm on my 3rd tub of nutriment and my westie love's it. Only problem is the itching seems to be worse. Especially on her face and feet. Anyone else had this problem? Could it be the high protein levels. Would be grateful for any advice. ThanksShirley •10 years ago
Hello, Just wondering if you have changed your westie ? I'm considering changing my westie to. She's having probs with skin and anal glands tbh I'm a bit scared of giving her raw.....do you have to clean the fur after they've eat their dinner? ThanksSally •10 years ago
Ok, I appreciate the whole BARF concept 'all about dog food' people and there are many positive reviews here etc. Why so pro-BARF though? Why don't you have a balanced viewpoint on this site? Not everyone's dogs get on well with this type of food. Shouldn't this site be more fair in this regard? you don't know 100% for sure that this is THE best food for dogs. You would have to wait years to see if it has worked so well. I have absolutely nothing against raw feeding, but how can you favour this in front of the others?
Sally
•10 years ago
Hi Sally and thanks for posting. Our ratings are currently based purely on the ingredients so whether a food is raw or not doesn't really come into it. We actually have more 5 star rated dry foods on the site than 5 star raw. We also rate a few cooked wet foods 5 stars so I wouldn't say we're particularly pro or anti any feeding regime.Sally
•10 years ago
Ok, thanks for that :-)Chez80
Sally
•2 years ago
Surely a fresh food diet is more healthy for dogs the same as it is for people. If we had dry processed food every day it wouldn’t do us any good at all so why would it for dogs. My 2 are much better & healthier being on raw than they ever were on kibble!Janet •10 years ago
My 10.5 yr old Labrador has only been on this food for two weeks and the change in him is amazing - he has so much more energy and is losing weight. He loves his food again which is great to see. I tried another brand of raw food a year ago and he wouldn't eat it! Nutriment is great and easy to store. I buy the chubbs. Very friendly people at the other end of the phone when ordering. Charlie says a big thankyou to Nutriment, I will never go back to kibble.Elaine •10 years ago
Good quality food but I've found that the 1.4 kg size sometimes smells strong a couple of days after thawing and storing (thawed and kept in fridge as per instructions) and my fussy dog is then less keen to eat it. Both of mine threw up after eating the salmon variety even though they're fine on the salmon varieties of the other raw foods I've tried them on, so Nutriment is not my first choice for them.Sally •11 years ago
My dog has a wheat allergy and your label suggests it is a wheat free product. However when I saw that there is wheat grass and barley grass extract in the ingredients list I wondered how it could be?
Sally
•11 years ago
Hi Sally and thanks for your question. Although wheatgrass is made from the leaves and stems of the wheat plant, it contains no wheat gluten and so is suitable for wheat sensitive dogs. A bit more information can be found here: http://www.whichdogfood.co....Sally
•11 years ago
Thanks that's great.