Akela

Akela 80:20 Fish Feast review

Name: Akela 80:20 Fish Feast
Brand: Akela

77.9/100Excellent

DryPuppyAdult

An all-fish kibble written for the whole household, in our Excellent band. Trout, salmon, herring, white fish and tuna share the 80% animal side, and the label covers puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Protein converts to 40.2% of dry matter with no grain anywhere.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Multi-dog homes, one bag from weaning to the grey-muzzle years
Dogs switched away from land meats
Growing large breeds. Calcium is declared at 1.52% of dry matter
Hard-working or creaky dogs, with glucosamine and MSM at 996 mg/kg apiece

Worth watching

White fish has no species name, which limits it as an elimination trial food
Some 13kg bags still hold the earlier recipe while old stock sells through

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

How this scores

How we score

77.9/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. If exact consistency matters, check the printed list on a 13kg bag before you open it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Trout

The score, in context

Akela 80:20 Fish Feast 77.9

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Sound construction carries it a step above the typical adult kibble, with no single headline doing the work.

What's in it

Freshly prepared trout, freshly prepared salmon18%, 17%Fresh fish loses most of its weight in the oven.
Sweet potato11%The starch backbone, with no grain.
Freshly prepared white fish11%No species named.
Dehydrated herring, dehydrated salmon10%, 8%These carry the protein that survives the oven.
Salmon oil7%One of the larger inclusions on any dry food.
Tapioca, freshly prepared tuna, dehydrated white fish4% each
Pea fibre, chickpeas, lentils, lucerne, salmon stock2% down to 1%
Minerals, brewer's yeast
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate, FOS996 mg/kg, 996 mg/kg, 700 mg/kg, 460mg/kgJoint support at some of the stronger levels in the line-up.
Dried apple to dried bilberryA long botanical tail at trace level. Garnish.

Zinc, iron and manganese as chelates, with vitamins A, D3 and E and a live Enterococcus faecium gut-flora strain.

Residual 13kg bags may carry the old composition, with less salmon oil and sweet potato.

Named ingredients

Freshly Prepared Trout 18%, Freshly Prepared Salmon 17%, Sweet Potato 11%, Freshly Prepared White Fish 11%, Dehydrated Herring 10%, Dehydrated Salmon 8%, Salmon Oil 7%, Tapioca 4%, Freshly Prepared Tuna 4%, Dehydrated White Fish 4%, Pea Fibre 2%, Chickpeas, Lentils, Lucerne, Salmon Stock 1%, Minerals, Brewer's Yeast, Joint Support (Glucosamine 996 mg/kg, MSM 996 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 700 mg/kg), Pre-biotic FOS 460mg/kg, Dried Apple, Burdock Root, Dried Camomile, Dried Cranberry, Dried Dandelion, Fennel, Aniseed & Fenugreek, Dried Seaweed, Dried Marigold, Organic Dried Carrot, Organic Pumpkin Powder, Organic Spinach Powder, Dried Pear, Dried Peppermint, Organic Peas, Dried Bilberry.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

376 kcal/100g

Protein

37%

Fat

17%

Fibre

Ash

9.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

40.2%

Fat

18.5%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

10.3%

Carbs

26.7%

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

73%

Carbs

19.2%

Oils

Other

0.8%

Pricing & size