dry dog food Your dog eats it every day… but what’s do you know what in the goes into it? Get clued up on the key recipe? ingredients to look out for 1. Main Ingredient is always listed first on the label. It’s the ingredient used in the highest quantity for the recipe.
2. Named % Poultry/Fish Quantity tells you what percentage of the recipe is made Understanding up from a particular named poultry/fish source i.e. chicken or salmon. ingredients is the
3. Meat & Animal Derivatives first step in choosing are mixed meat proteins that can be taken from any part of the carcass including the heart, liver and lungs. Unnamed means you do not know the right food for what animal protein your dog may be eating, so if you’re dog suffers from intolerances to a your dog. particular protein you wouldn’t know if a product contains it. We’ve collected ingredient 4. Derivatives of Vegetable Origin information from lots of dog are the result of the treatment of vegetable products such as cereals, vegetables, legumes food brands so you can make and oil seed. Unnamed can refer to some of the highest and lowest quality ingredients in a recipe. an informed decision. home of pet food advice Brand Flavour variant Bag Main ingredient Named % poultry/fish quantity Free from unnamed Feeding A - K size cost named poultry / fish % meat & derivatives per day* qty animal of vegetable derivatives origin
AATU Free Run Chicken 10kg Chicken Chicken & Dehydrated Chicken 80% Yes Yes £1.70
Aldi (Earls Complete Dry) Chicken & Vegetables 10kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No No 21p
Arden Grange Chicken & Rice 12kg Chicken Meat Meal Chicken Meat Meal & Fresh Chicken 32% Yes Yes 87p
ASDA (Hero Complete Dry) Chicken & Vegetables 15kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No No 22p
AVA Chicken 15kg Chicken Meal Chicken Meal & Fresh Chicken 36.5% Yes Yes 68p
B&M (Reward Complete) Chicken 1.5kg Cereals Chicken 4% No No 73p
Bakers Chicken & Country Vegetables 12.5kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No No 50p
Barking Heads Tender Loving Care - Chicken 2kg Chicken Chicken, Dried Chicken & Trout 53% Yes Yes £1.10
Ben Chicken & Vegetables 2.5kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No No 48p
Beta Chicken 14kg Cereals Chicken 4% No No 71p Chicken & Dehydrated Beyond Chicken with Whole Barley 10kg Chicken 38.5% No Yes £1.09 Chicken Protein Burns Chicken & Rice 15kg Brown Rice Chicken Meal 20% Yes Yes 69p
Freshly Prepared Deboned Canagan Free-run Chicken 12kg Freshly Prepared Deboned Chicken 51% Yes Yes £1.24 Chicken & Dried Chicken Chappie Chicken & Whole Grain Cereal 15kg Cereals Chicken 4% No No 39p
Collards Turkey & Rice 10kg Turkey Meat Meal Turkey Meat Meal 31% Yes Yes £1.02
Edgard Cooper Chicken, Tomato & Blueberry 7kg Fresh Chicken Fresh Chicken 41% Yes Yes £1.50
Eukanuba Chicken 12kg Chicken Dried Chicken, Turkey 28% No Yes 81p Chilled Chicken, Poultry Meal, Evolution Chicken with Turkey & Fish 7kg Chilled Chicken 70% Yes Yes £1.08 Turkey Meal & Fish Meal Feedwell Not Stated (Based on Supreme) 15kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No Yes 32p
Fishmonger’s Finest Salmon & Potato 10kg Salmon Salmon & Salmon Meal 51% Yes Yes £1.05
Greenacre Turkey & Rice 6kg Rice Turkey Meal 26% Yes Yes £1.26
Harringtons Turkey with Rice 15kg Maize Turkey Meat Meal 15% No Yes 60p
Hill’s Chicken 12kg Maize Poultry 39% No Yes 95p
Iams Chicken 12kg Dried Chicken Dried Chicken & Dried Turkey 28% No Yes 55p
James Wellbeloved Turkey & Rice 15kg Turkey Meal Turkey Meal 23.3% Yes Yes 67p
Freshly Prepared Chicken, Dried Poultry Meal, K9 Optimum Chicken 12kg Freshly Prepared Chicken Freshly Prepared Salmon & Freshly Prepared 46% Yes Yes 83p Poultry Liver
*Based on feeding a medium sized adult dog weighing approximately 20kg with a normal level of activity, a poultry/fish variety of dry medium sized adult dog food from the bag size listed by product above. Feeding cost is calculated where possible using non promotional prices and checked online or in store on 06/09/17. Feeding costs per day are calculated from manufacturers on pack feeding guidelines. Prices may vary in selected Pets at Home stores, not all products are available from Pets at Home. Webbox 2.5kg bag feeding cost per day has been calculated as an equivalent 2.5kg bag - due to the price stated on www.webbox.co.uk, which is only available in packs of 4 at £10.50. For further recipe and product information on all of the products listed please visit the relevant manufacturer’s website. Brand Flavour variant Bag Main ingredient Named % poultry/fish quantity Free from unnamed Feeding L - Z size cost named poultry / fish % meat & derivatives per day* qty animal of vegetable derivatives origin
Laughing Dog Chicken 12kg Chicken Meal Chicken Meal 28% Yes Yes £1.46
Lidl (Orlando Complete Dry) Chicken & Vegetables 10kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No No 17p
Lifestage Turkey & Rice 12kg Turkey Turkey Meal & Freshly Prepared Turkey 26% Yes Yes 66p
Lily’s Kitchen Free Run Chicken & Duck 7kg Chicken Chicken, Duck & Chicken Liver 42% Yes Yes £1.88
McAdams Free Range British Chicken 10kg Free Range British Chicken Free Range British Chicken 50% Yes Yes £2.22
More Chicken 12kg Chicken Meal Chicken Meal & Fresh Chicken 47% Yes Yes £1.08
Morrisons Complete Dry Chicken with Vegetables & Rice 6kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No No 27p
Pedigree Chicken & Rice 18kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No No 41p
Perfect Fit Chicken 14.5kg Chicken Chicken 18% No Yes 65p Pets at Home Crunchy Chicken & Country Vegetables 14kg Cereals Chicken 4% No No 23p & Meaty Complete Pets at Home Tasty Chicken with Vegetables 15kg Cereals Chicken Meat Meal 14% No No 42p Crunchy Complete ProPlan Chicken 14kg Dehdrayted Poultry Protein Chicken 20% No Yes £1.30
2kg (8kg Pure Chicken Delicious Hydrated) Chicken Chicken 40% Yes Yes 62p Not Stated Royal Canin 15kg Dehdrayted Poultry Protein Not Stated Not Stated No Yes 90p (Based on Medium Adult) Sainsbury’s Complete Dry Chicken & Vegetables 6kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No No 29p
Step Up To Naturals Chicken with Turkey 14kg Chicken Meal Chicken Meal & Turkey Meal 24.5% Yes Yes 41p
Symply Turkey & Rice 12kg Dried Turkey Dried Turkey 26% Yes Yes £1.04
Tesco Complete Dry Chicken and Vegetable 12kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No No 24p
The Co-Operative (Loved Chicken & Vegetables 1.5kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No No 53p By Us Complete Dry) Wagg Chicken & Veg 12kg Cereals Chicken 5% No No 34p
Wainwright’s Turkey & Rice 15kg Turkey Meat Meal Turkey Meat Meal 27% Yes Yes 61p
Webbox Chicken & Vegetables 2.5kg Chicken Meal Chicken Meal & Fresh Chicken 34% Yes Yes 33p
Fresh Turkey, Turkey Meal, Chicken Wellness Turkey with Chicken 10kg Fresh Turkey 48% Yes Yes £1.38 Meal & Dried Chicken Protein
Wilko Best Complete Turkey & Rice 2kg Turkey Turkey 26% Yes Yes 43p
Wilko Special Feast Complete Chicken & Vegetables 2.5kg Cereals Not Stated Not Stated No No 28p
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If total % poultry/fish quantity is not clearly stated as part of the total ingredient composition - we have categorised this as ‘Not Stated’. Wainwright’s on pack ingredients list states 31% Turkey, which is made up of 27% Turkey Meat Meal and 4% Turkey Gravy, this is what has been used to calculate the named % poultry quantity data. discover the perfect diet for your dog ask about our free pet food consultations or visit petsathome.com/recipe
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