60/100Good
Brand
Burns
Brand review
Burns dog food review
Burns is a large dry range with a small wet side, 23 products in all. The brand average sits in our Good band, split 10 Good and 13 Average. Transparency reads Outstanding on 18 recipes. The pattern that shapes the choice is the low fat and protein: much of the dry food sits at 18.5% protein as fed, and nutritional balance reads Poor on 15.
Average score
51
out of 100
Value
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not yet rated
Ingredient clarity
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not yet rated
Foods reviewed
16
Dry · Wet
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 16
- Food types
- Dry, Wet
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- High energy, Single protein, Grain-free, Weight management
Currently reviewed Burns foods
- 1Burns Active60/100
Dry
- 259/100
- 359/100
- 454/100
- 553/100
- 6Burns Alert51/100
Dry
- 750/100
- 850/100
- 949/100
- 1049/100
- 1148/100
- 1248/100
- 1348/100
- 14Burns Senior48/100
Dry
- 1548/100
- 16Burns Choice44/100
Dry
Price & value
- Monthly cost from
- ≈ Under £30 / mo
- Typical monthly cost
- ≈ £30–50 / mo
Estimated monthly bands for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide.
Best for
Single-protein feedingDogs on weight managementLower-fat dry foodPuppies, adults and seniors
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 16 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
In detail
Burns: the closer look
The range
Twenty three products, 19 dry and 4 wet. The dry side runs from Burns Original and Alert through grain-free, sensitive, senior and weight control recipes, with toy and small breed and large and giant breed formulas. Adult labels cover 19 products, puppy 8 and senior 6. The wet food is one range of four.
Ingredients
Chicken leads on 11 products, with lamb on four, duck on three and turkey on two, and white fish and fish each appear once. Seventeen recipes are flagged single protein. Taurine is on almost every label, with salmon oil on several, a prebiotic on the puppy recipes and linseed on Burns Active.
Nutrition
Protein as fed is low for kibble across much of the dry range, 18.5% with fat at 7.5% on Burns Original at 323 to 327 kcal per 100g. The puppy recipes reach 24%, and Burns Active runs 20% fat at 387 kcal. Nutritional balance reads Poor on 15 products and protein and processing reads Average on 18.
Strengths
- Outstanding transparency on 18 recipes
- Single protein on 17 products
- Wet and dry with weight-management options
Limitations
- Nutritional balance reads Poor on 15
- Protein as fed is low throughout
- Thirteen products read Average
Where it is less of a fit
- If you want high protein, check the figures, as much of the dry range sits at 18.5% as fed
- If nutritional balance leads your decision, check the recipe, since it reads Poor on 15 products
- If you want raw or cold-pressed food, check the formats, as this is dry and wet
Score overview
Transparency carries the Good band read, Outstanding on 18 products and Excellent on two. Nutritional balance is the weight on the other side, Poor on 15, with protein and processing Average on 18 and value Average on 13. The ranges split: Alert reads Good on both recipes, most of the wet food and the puppy recipes read Good, and the low-fat adult recipes read Average.
The average score is the mean of each product's overall score out of 100 (using the best-scoring variety per product), not a flat average across every variety.
Figures are derived from current catalogue data for this brand's active foods, and the editorial read is ours. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. This is guidance, not veterinary advice. Last reviewed 9 September 2026.
All Burns dog foods
16 foods, ranked by score
59/100Good
59/100Good4 varieties
54/100Good
53/100Good
51/100Good2 varieties
50/100Good3 varieties
50/100Good
49/100Average
49/100Average
48/100Average2 varieties
48/100Average
48/100Average
48/100Average
48/100Average
44/100Average
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Burns — common questions
Is Burns good dog food?
Across 16 reviewed foods, Burns averages 51/100, which we rate Good. It suits single-protein feeding, dogs on weight management, lower-fat dry food, puppies, adults and seniors.
Which Burns dog food scores highest?
Burns Active leads the range at 60/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Burns best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to single-protein feeding, dogs on weight management, lower-fat dry food, puppies, adults and seniors. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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