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Akela 80:20 Cold-Pressed Chicken review

Name: Akela 80:20 Cold-Pressed Chicken
Brand: Akela

82.9/100Outstanding

DryAdult

Outstanding, and close to a meat block in kibble form: 80% dehydrated chicken, pressed at low temperature instead of baked at high heat. Protein converts to 60.4% of dry matter. The label is short enough to read in one breath, with a percentage against every line.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that do best on meat above all else
Owners drawn to cold-pressed feeding, formed at gentler temperatures than extruded kibble
Dogs that sit badly on starch. Carbohydrate is estimated at 8.8% of dry matter
Stiff or slowing dogs, with green lipped mussel and turmeric both declared
Dogs that gulp: the dense nugget tends to break down quickly in the stomach

Worth watching

Green lipped mussel is shellfish, so chicken is not quite the only animal
Written for adults, so not for a puppy or a nursing mum
Very concentrated protein. Ask your vet if your dog has been told to go easy on it

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

82.9/100Outstanding

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs. If your vet has asked you to limit protein, check with them first.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Akela 80:20 Cold-Pressed Chicken 82.9

All one Outstanding. Typical dry food: Good.

Two clear steps above the typical adult kibble, because dry foods this meat-led are genuinely rare.

What's in it

Dehydrated chicken80%Already dry before pressing, so no water to lose in the oven.
Tomato pomace6.5%
Dried algae3%
Pumpkin powder2.5%
Vitamins and minerals1.99%
Turmeric, green lipped mussel1% eachDeclared, not sprinkled. The mussel is shellfish.
Chicory, cranberry powder, spinach1% each
Chamomile powder, seaweed0.5% each
Black pepper0.01%

Iron, zinc, manganese and copper as chelates of protein hydrolysates, each dosed per kilo, with selenium from selenised yeast.

Ash is 12.1% of dry matter, which is what a recipe built from dried whole meat gives.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated Chicken 80%, Tomato Pomace 6.5%, Dried Algae 3%, Pumpkin Powder 2.5%, Vitamins & Minerals 1.99%, Turmeric 1%, Green Lipped Mussel 1%, Chicory 1%, Cranberry Powder 1%, Spinach 1%, Chamomile Powder 0.5%, Seaweed 0.5%, Black Pepper 0.01%.

Against the range

One recipe built almost entirely from dehydrated chicken, cold pressed at low temperature. The meat starts dry, so the 80% figure survives cooking, and every ingredient carries its own percentage.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

340 kcal/100g

Protein

55%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

11%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

60.4%

Fat

15.4%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

12.1%

Carbs

8.8%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

81%

Veg

14.5%

Other

4.5%

Pricing & size