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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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79.00 out of 100 - Good
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.
Lisa 67 •8 months ago
What is the best dog food to give my dog who has recently been diagnosed with Addisons disease.please?SJPepp •one year ago
We fed our dog this food for a couple of years. Early part of 2023 it suddenly started going right through him. Nursed him back on bland diet and tried him back on this about 3 times. Each time just a touch of this food cleared him out. Ended up taking the large multipack back to the store to ask for a refund which thankfully they did.PJR •one year ago
They've changed their recipes, increased prices almost 50%, and are getting hammered with reviews. I've switched to Lovejoys trays until they sort themselves out.SteveB •one year ago
What has Wainwright done to its variety pack with brown rice & vegetables recipe? They announced that they were improving their recipe a few months ago, which they did along with increasing the price per box. I have been feeding my 11 year old Cocker Spaniel on a mixture of wet and their dry foods for most of his life. However since the improvement to the recipe of the wet food, many of the trays are pure slop! When trying to cut the food into bit size pieces, the food purely sticks to anything it touches and resemble wall paper paste. My dog now has to be persuaded to eat it and often prefers to go hungry rather eat this s**t. Can anyone recommend a quality grain free dog food that we can use instead?PJR
SteveB
•one year ago
I've switched them to Lovejoys Complete Wet Adult Dog Food. On Amazon. Bit more expensive, but only a little, seeings as Wainwrght's is now £28.Julia Verity Clarke •2 years ago
Tried my Welsh Springer Spaniel on the Wainwrights wet food trays grain free variety pack. She had the Turkey one. 20 minutes later her face swelled up, left eyelid and nose, she was trying to itch her face and then became lethargic. We rushed her to the out of hours vet and had to pay £230, for an emergency injection and consultation. The food will be returned or binned and we are writing a complaint letter to Wainwrights requesting the vets bill to be paid. I DO NOT ADVISE BUYING THIS FOOD!Ânikki •8 years ago
I used to really like this food but recently the poops produced seem very dry and chalky. They didn't used to be this way, wondering if their has been a change in production? Has anyone else noticed this?Chez •9 years ago
The fibre content on this product is really low. Should dogs be getting more fibre than this?Paul •9 years ago
My dog has always been fed a mixed diet of wet and dry foods because she is a rather fussy eater.Unfortunately, she has suffered from dozens (and I REALLY mean dozens) of bouts of colitis over the last five years or so, and despite countless visits to the vets (and far too many repeat antibiotic prescriptions to mention), nothing has been able to keep her stools solid for more than a few weeks at a time. The vet never once mentioned that wheat could be a problem in any of these visits and I feel seriously annoyed about this.A few months ago, there was a TV documentary about pet foods and it highlighted that practically all main and complimentary dog foods contain wheat in one form or another, and that colitis is often attributed to the high wheat content found in most dog foods. The next day, I looked at the labelling of loads of dog foods in the local Tesco and was shocked to see that all the mainstream manufacturers listed foremost was: moisture, ash, and oil as the ingredients. It is supposed to be meat, so where the hell is the meat and where did it come from? In dismay, I went to a 'proper' pet store and bought a box of Wainright's assorted flavours wet food and a bag of their grain-free dry food.Roll on abut 5 months now on the same diet and the colitis issue has not been an problem since, which is somewhat of a record. She no longer seems to have stomach gripes, and on walks, it is a pleasure to pick up dog poo (like you do with in a bag) and kind of admire a brown solid mass, not a load of mush covered in disgusting green slime.Honestly, I cannot recommend Wainright's highly enough because their food has made such a difference to my dog's life. I've recommended it to three other people so far, and although their dogs have never suffered from colitis, they don't have any problems with leftovers.Beck •9 years ago
Excellent wet food. I bought Forthglade (excellent food) first. I then switched to Wainrights it has a slight edge ( for my 2 dogs ) over Forthglade. Wainrights is also slightly cheaper for me to buy online from Pets at Home. None the less they are both EXCELLENT food. Please see my review of Nutrivet Dry Complete.lizzie •10 years ago
My dog loves this and the "output" is very good - have switched from Eden which I think was too rich for him.Lisa •10 years ago
I thought dogs couldn't have garlic?? Its in the ingredients.
Lisa
•10 years ago
Hi Lisa. Check out our article on garlic for dogs here: http://www.whichdogfood.co....Karen •10 years ago
I have a Jack Russell that was diagnosed with colitis and have tried most natural foods.Since putting him on this food he has no colitis and he absolutely loves the taste (He is an extremely fussy eater).Also tried him on the rabbit and the lamb which he also loves.The food is full of meat and tasty vegetables and is an excellent quality food!!