Akela

Akela 80:20 Fish (20% VAT) review

Name: Akela 80:20 Fish (20% VAT)
Brand: Akela

78.5/100Excellent

DryAdult

An Excellent grain-free kibble where every scrap of animal content comes from the sea. Five catches share the declared 80%, and the label adds a live probiotic strain and a joint trio printed with its doses. It is a workmanlike recipe, done carefully.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that have never got on with land meats
Dogs kept off chicken, beef and lamb. Fish supplies all the animal content
Touchy digestion, which the live probiotic strain and prebiotic FOS are on the label for
Ageing or hard-working dogs: glucosamine and MSM at 180 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 125 mg/kg
Owners who like to rotate within fish, as five catches appear on one list

Worth watching

White fish has no species named, so a strict elimination plan cannot count this as fully named
Labelled for adults only. A growing dog needs a recipe that says so

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

How this scores

How we score

78.5/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs. If your dog is on an elimination diet, check with your vet whether an unnamed white fish is acceptable.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Main protein

Trout

The score, in context

Akela 80:20 Fish (20% VAT) 78.5

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Transparency is the strongest pillar here at Outstanding, with protein and processing the one reading Good.

What's in it

Freshly prepared trout, salmon, white fish18%, 17%, 11%The headline, though fresh fish is mostly water and the oven takes that back. The white fish has no species.
Dehydrated herring11%With the other dried fish, what anchors the finished food.
Sweet potato9%The main binder.
Dehydrated salmon, dehydrated white fish7%, 6%
Salmon oil5%Plenty of marine omega 3, in the form dogs use most readily.
Tapioca4%Starch and little else, doing structural work at this level.
Freshly prepared tuna4%
Chickpeas, pea fibre, lentils, salmon stock, alfalfa1% each
Brewer's yeast, prebiotic FOS480 mg/kg FOSFOS feeds the gut flora alongside the added live strain.
Apple, organic vegetables, herbs and botanicals, joint supportThe botanical tail from apple to fennel is seasoning. Glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin are dosed in full.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, iron, zinc, manganese and copper as sulphates, iodine and selenium, plus the live gut-flora strain Enterococcus faecium SF68.

Labelled for adults. Growing dogs belong on a recipe that says so.

Named ingredients

Freshly Prepared Trout (18%), Freshly Prepared Salmon (17%), Freshly Prepared White Fish (11%), Dehydrated Herring (11%), Sweet Potato (9%), Dehydrated Salmon (7%), Dehydrated White Fish (6%), Salmon Oil (5%), Tapioca (4%), Freshly Prepared Tuna (4%), Chickpeas (1%), Pea Fibre (1%), Lentils (1%), Salmon Stock (1%), Alfalfa/Lucerne (1%), Brewer's Yeast, Vitamins, Minerals, Prebiotic FOS (480 mg/kg), Apple, Organic Peas, Organic Spinach, Organic Pumpkin, Organic Carrot, Camomile, Marigold Petals, Burdock Root, Aniseed & Fenugreek, Peppermint, Seaweed, Cranberry, Dandelion, Pear, Blueberry, Fennel, Joint Support [Glucosamine (180 mg/kg), MSM (180 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg)]. Nutritional Additive: Vitamins: Vitamin A (retinyl acetate) 14,400 IU, Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) 2,165 IU, Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol acetate) 95 mg; Trace Elements: Ferrous Sulphate Monohydrate 160 mg, Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate 133.5 mg, Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate 105 mg, Cupric Sulphate Pentahydrate 58 mg, Calcium Iodate Anhydrous 1.58 mg, Sodium Selenite 0.64 mg; Technological Additives: Enterococcus faecium crenelle 68 (SF68; NCIMB 10415) 7,692,307,692 CFU as an aid in the establishment, maintenance and restoration of balanced gut flora in dogs

Against the range

All the animal content is fish: trout, salmon, herring, white fish and tuna share the declared 80%. Sweet potato and tapioca do the binding, with chickpeas, lentils and pea fibre at token levels. Protein comes to 41.3% of dry matter and carbohydrate an estimated 23.0%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

354 kcal/100g

Protein

38%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

12%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

41.3%

Fat

18.9%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

13%

Carbs

23%

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

75%

Carbs

16.2%

Veg

1.4%

Oils

Other

2.4%

Pricing & size