79/100Excellent
3 varietiesBrand
Sainsbury's
Brand review
Sainsbury's dog food review
Sainsbury's has a wide catalogue: forty three products, most of them wet, with twelve dry recipes and two semi moist. The brand average sits in our Good band, and the spread behind it is broad, from nine Excellent products down to seven Poor. The line you pick matters most, as the Nature's Goodness ranges read well above the Complete Nutrition ones.
Average score
50
out of 100
Value
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not yet rated
Ingredient clarity
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not yet rated
Foods reviewed
31
Dry · Wet
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 31
- Food types
- Dry, Wet
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Grain-free, Single protein, Joint support, Sensitive stomach
Currently reviewed Sainsbury's foods
- 179/100
- 278/100
- 378/100
- 474/100
- 574/100
- 671/100
- 768/100
- 868/100
- 968/100
- 1067/100
- 1165/100
- 1265/100
- 1349/100
- 1447/100
- 1545/100
- 1643/100
- 1743/100
- 1840/100
- 1940/100
- 2040/100
- 2140/100
- 2239/100
- 2339/100
- 2439/100
- 2533/100
- 2630/100
- 2730/100
- 2829/100
- 2928/100
- 3028/100
- 3125/100
Price & value
- Monthly cost from
- ≈ Under £30 / mo
- Typical monthly cost
- ≈ £50–80 / mo
Estimated monthly bands for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide.
Best for
Wet food feedersChicken-based recipesGrain-free optionsAdults, puppies and seniors
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 31 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
In detail
Sainsbury's: the closer look
The range
Forty three products, twenty nine wet, twelve dry and two semi moist. Nature's Goodness covers pouches, trays, cans, pates and dry food, with small-breed options. Complete Nutrition runs cans, pates, Moist & Meaty and dry food for adults, puppies, seniors and workers. Thirty eight labels are adult, six senior and five puppy.
Ingredients
Chicken leads on twenty seven products, with beef on seven and turkey on four, plus salmon, lamb and tripe. Twenty products are flagged grain free and thirteen single protein. Labels add salmon oil, yucca, omega 3, linseed and prebiotics, with glucosamine and chondroitin on the joint-support recipes.
Nutrition
Protein as fed runs from 7.0% on the cans to 26.5% on the small dog dry, with energy from 72 to 379 kcal per 100g. Nutritional balance is the strong pillar, Outstanding on twenty two products, though seven read Poor. Protein and processing is weaker, Poor on fourteen.
Strengths
- Outstanding transparency on twenty five products
- Nature's Goodness trays and pates read Excellent
- Twenty products flagged grain free
Limitations
- Protein and processing reads Poor on fourteen
- The Complete Nutrition dry food reads Poor
- Chicken dominates the protein list
Where it is less of a fit
- If you want a steady read across the catalogue, check the range names, as sixteen products land at Average and seven at Poor
- If you feed dry food, check protein and processing, which reads Poor on fourteen products
- If your dog needs a protein besides chicken, check the labels, since chicken leads on twenty seven products
Score overview
Transparency and nutritional balance carry the Good band, Outstanding on twenty five and twenty two products. Protein and processing pulls the other way, Poor on fourteen recipes, and value reads Average on fifteen and Poor on eight. The Nature's Goodness trays, pates and cans read Excellent, while the Complete Nutrition dry food and Moist & Meaty read Poor.
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 Sainsbury's dog foods
31 foods, ranked by score
78/100Excellent
78/100Excellent
74/100Excellent2 varieties
74/100Excellent
71/100Excellent3 varieties
68/100Good2 varieties
68/100Good
68/100Good
67/100Good
65/100Good3 varieties
65/100Good
49/100Average
47/100Average2 varieties
45/100Average
43/100Average
43/100AverageComplete Nutrition Sensitive Cans in Jelly
WetAdult · SeniorSensitive stomach≈ £50–80 / mo
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40/100Average2 varieties
40/100Average
40/100Average
40/100Average
39/100Average
39/100Average
39/100Average
33/100Average
30/100Poor
30/100Poor
29/100Poor2 varieties
28/100Poor
28/100Poor
25/100Poor2 varieties
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Sainsbury's — common questions
Is Sainsbury's good dog food?
Across 31 reviewed foods, Sainsbury's averages 50/100, which we rate Good. It suits wet food feeders, chicken-based recipes, grain-free options, adults, puppies and seniors.
Which Sainsbury's dog food scores highest?
Sainsbury's Nature's Goodness Adult Wet Trays leads the range at 79/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Sainsbury's best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to wet food feeders, chicken-based recipes, grain-free options, adults, puppies and seniors. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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