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Collards dog food review

Collards leans wet, seventeen wet foods against ten dry, and the brand average lands in our Good band. Transparency reads Outstanding on all twenty seven products. Single protein is the pattern here, twenty three recipes in all, so the choice is usually which meat your dog does best on. The adult cans are the strongest part, Outstanding on all three.

Average score

61

out of 100

Value

not yet rated

Ingredient clarity

not yet rated

Foods reviewed

14

Dry · Wet

Range at a glance

Broad range
Foods reviewed
14
Food types
Dry, Wet
Life stages
Puppy, Adult, Senior
Common fit
Grain-free, Single protein, Joint support, Weight management

Price & value

Monthly cost from
≈ £80+ / mo
Typical monthly cost
≈ £80+ / mo

Estimated monthly bands for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide.

Best for

Single-protein feedersDogs fed wet foodPuppies, adults and seniorsWeight management recipes

Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 14 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.

In detail

Collards: the closer look

The range

Twenty seven products, seventeen wet and ten dry. The trays are the biggest part: six adult recipes, four puppy and four for older or overweight dogs, with three cans alongside. The dry side is single product ranges, from puppy turkey and rice to older and overweight salmon and potato. Twenty labels are adult, seven puppy and seven senior.

Ingredients

Turkey leads on seven products, lamb and salmon on six each, with duck, chicken and white fish behind them. Twenty three recipes are single protein and five are grain free. Salmon oil goes on the wet trays, and glucosamine, chondroitin, linseed and yucca run through the joint-support dry recipes.

Nutrition

The wet food sits at 8.0 to 11.0% protein as fed, with the cans lowest in energy at 78 to 85 kcal per 100g. The dry runs from 19.0% up to 30.0% on the puppy salmon recipe, and energy from 324 to 375 kcal per 100g. Nutritional balance reads Outstanding on eight products.

Strengths

  • Outstanding transparency on every product
  • Twenty three single-protein recipes
  • Adult cans read Outstanding on all three

Limitations

  • Nutritional balance reads Poor on four
  • Five grain-free products in twenty seven
  • No raw or cold-pressed food

Where it is less of a fit

  • If you want grain-free food, check the flags here, as five products carry it
  • If you want raw or cold-pressed food, check the formats, since the list is wet and dry
  • If nutritional balance matters most to you, check the range you are buying, as four products read Poor

Score overview

Transparency is Outstanding on all twenty seven products, and nutritional balance is Outstanding on eight and Excellent on seven. Value tracks the overall band, Good or better on twenty four. Protein and processing is the softer read, Average on ten. The cans and the puppy trays hold the top bands, and the older and overweight dry 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 Collards dog foods

14 foods, ranked by score

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Collards — common questions

Is Collards good dog food?

Across 14 reviewed foods, Collards averages 61/100, which we rate Good. It suits single-protein feeders, dogs fed wet food, puppies, adults and seniors, weight management recipes.

Which Collards dog food scores highest?

Collards Wet Dog Food Tray Adult leads the range at 86/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.

What type of dogs is Collards best for?

Its reviewed foods are best suited to single-protein feeders, dogs fed wet food, puppies, adults and seniors, weight management recipes. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.

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