Akela

Akela 80:20 Scottish Salmon review

Name: Akela 80:20 Scottish Salmon
Brand: Akela

77.7/100Excellent

DryPuppyAdult

Salmon in four forms makes up the 80% animal share, with freshly prepared salmon at 61.5% leading. Sweet potato and tapioca bind it, and the label runs from puppy to senior. It takes a place in our Excellent band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs fed on one named protein; salmon is the only meat or fish
Skin and coat feeding, with salmon oil and linseed both in
A puppy and an older dog sharing a shelf, with calcium at 1.58% of dry matter
Reluctant eaters. The salmon stock is there to make the kibble worth sniffing

Worth watching

Green lipped mussel among the botanicals, so not clear of shellfish
Older-recipe stock may still turn up in 13kg bags

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

How this scores

How we score

77.7/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. If continuity matters, glance at the printed ingredients on a 13kg bag before opening it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Akela 80:20 Scottish Salmon 77.7

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

A dependable profile without a soft corner, carried by a single fish in four forms.

What's in it

Freshly prepared salmon61.5%Loses much of its water to the oven.
Dehydrated salmon14%Keeps its protein, and makes the headline stick.
Sweet potato, tapioca11%, 6%The binders. Tapioca brings starch alone, in a modest share.
Salmon oil, salmon stock3%, 1.5%
Minerals, chickpeas, linseed, lucerne, lentils
Coconut oilRounds out the plant-side fats with the linseed.
Pre-biotic FOS1730 mg/kg
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate996, 996, 700 mg/kgDosed joint support.
Fruit, herbs, seaweed, green lipped musselFlourish more than function; the mussel is a shellfish.
Dried garlic, organic honey, dried rosehipsSeasoning level, nothing to worry about.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, zinc, iron and manganese as chelates, iodine, and the gut culture Enterococcus faecium.

Some 13kg bags may still carry the original composition, with slightly different shares.

Named ingredients

Freshly Prepared Salmon 61.5%, Dehydrated Salmon 14%, Sweet Potato 11%, Tapioca 6%, Salmon Oil 3%, Salmon Stock 1.5%, Minerals, Chickpeas, Linseed, Lucerne, Lentils, Coconut Oil, Pre-biotic FOS (1730 mg/kg), Joint Support (Glucosamine 996 mg/kg, MSM 996mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 700 mg/kg), Dried Apple, Dried Camomile, Dried Cranberry, Dried Dandelion, Fennel, Aniseed & Fenugreek, Dried Seaweed, Green Lipped Mussel, Dried Marigold, Organic Dried Carrot, Organic Pumpkin Powder, Organic Spinach Powder, Dried Pear, Dried Peppermint, Yucca Extract, Dried Bilberry, Burdock Root, Dried Garlic, Organic Honey, Dried Rosehips.*

Against the range

One recipe with an 80% animal share from salmon alone, fresh, dehydrated, oil and stock. Sweet potato and tapioca bind it, and the joint mix, FOS and chelated trace minerals all carry doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

392.5 kcal/100g

Protein

34.5%

Fat

18%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

37.5%

Fat

19.6%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

30.4%

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

77%

Carbs

18.3%

Oils

3.1%

Other

1.5%

Pricing & size