Arden Grange

Arden Grange Adult Large Breed review

Name: Arden Grange Adult Large Breed
Brand: Arden Grange

62.7/100Good

DryAdult

Arden Grange Adult Large Breed is a chicken and rice kibble for big dogs, and its one strong suit is the joint package. Glucosamine and MSM sit at 740 mg/kg each and chondroitin at 520 mg/kg, all printed. It sits in our Good band, exactly where the typical adult dry food does.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed adults whose owners want joint support at printed doses
Big dogs that thrive on chicken and rice
Heavier homes. The feeding table runs up to 80kg dogs
A less active giant, on a moderate fat level of 14%

Worth watching

Krill and whole dried egg in the recipe
Rice and maize doing much of the carrying, with carbohydrate at 48.4% of dry matter
Mostly meat meal, with a 5% fresh share

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

How this scores

How we score

62.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed adults. The label's table begins with 20 to 25kg dogs on 235 to 280 grams a day, so start there and adjust by condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Arden Grange Adult Large Breed 62.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Dosed joint support and clean declarations pull it up, and a modest meat share with carbohydrate a little past the norm holds it level with the field.

What's in it

Chicken: chicken meat meal, fresh chicken25%, 5%Meal is dried, concentrated protein, so the ordering is sensible.
Rice25%
Maize
Refined chicken oil, beet pulp
Chicken digestA palatant, to keep the bowl appealing day after day.
Whole dried egg, yeastEgg adds a complete protein.
Krill, whole linseedMarine and plant omega 3.
Glucosamine, MSM740mg/kg eachPrinted doses, exactly what a large breed label should show.
Prebiotic FOS and MOS, chondroitin520mg/kgChondroitin at 520mg/kg.
Minerals, yucca extract, cranberries, nucleotides

A short declared list, vitamins A, D3 and E, with everything else folded into a general minerals entry.

Named ingredients

Chicken (chicken meat meal 25%, fresh chicken 5%), rice (25%), maize, refined chicken oil, beet pulp, chicken digest, whole dried egg, yeast, krill, whole linseed, minerals, glucosamine (740mg/kg), MSM (740mg/kg), prebiotic FOS, prebiotic MOS, chondroitin (520mg/kg), yucca extract, cranberries, nucleotides.

Against the range

A single recipe. Chicken meat meal at 25% and fresh chicken at 5% lead, with rice at 25% and maize carrying much of the rest. The joint package is printed with doses, and calcium converts to a controlled 1.52% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

379 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

48.4%

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

39.3%

Carbs

52.1%

Oils

6.2%

Other

2.4%

Pricing & size