Arden Grange

Arden Grange Sensitive Light/Senior: Venison & Potato review

Name: Arden Grange Sensitive Light/Senior: Venison & Potato
Brand: Arden Grange

49/100Average

DryAdult

Flavour

A gentler grain-free feed for adults that need a lighter meal, with the gut looked after on both labels. Both varieties sit in our Average band, a step below the typical adult dry food. Pick between them on the protein: ocean white fish or venison.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs easing off, with gentler appetites and slower days
Adults inclined to gain weight. L-Carnitine at 50 mg is added with waistlines in mind
Digestion that needs a gentle hand, helped by beet pulp, FOS and MOS
Homes with mixed sizes, since the label covers toy through to giant

Worth watching

Refined chicken oil, egg and krill on both, so neither can anchor a strict single-protein trial
Carbohydrate at an estimated 49.6% of dry matter, against 46.2% for a typical adult dry food

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

How this scores

How we score

49/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The maker's chart puts a 15kg dog on about 205 grams a day, so weigh it rather than scooping.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Venison

The score, in context

Venison 49.0
Ocean White Fish 46.9

All two Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Steady middle-order recipes whose case rests on the lighter brief and the digestive care, with the venison a little ahead.

What's in it

Fresh venison26%Heads the list.
Sweet potato, potato20%, 17%
Beet pulp
Potato protein, pea proteinTop up the protein the fresh venison loses as water.
Refined chicken oilThe chicken on a venison label.
Yeast, whole linseed, vegetable stock, whole egg powder, dried krill
Minerals, citrus extracts, FOS, MOS0.1% citrus
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate888, 888 and 624mg/kgThe joint trio, dosed in print.
Elderberries, rosehips, yucca, black pepper and other berries, curcumin340mg/kg down to 100mg/kg
Dried cranberries, nucleotides

Taurine at 1,200mg and L-Carnitine at 50 mg per kilo, with chelated zinc, copper and manganese and vitamins A, D3 and E.

Chicken oil, egg powder and krill stand between this and a true single-protein recipe.

Named ingredients

Fresh venison 26%, sweet potato 20%, potato 17%, beet pulp, potato protein, refined chicken oil, pea protein, yeast, whole linseed, vegetable stock, whole egg powder, dried krill, minerals, citrus extracts (0.1%), (prebiotic) fructooligosaccharides FOS, (prebiotic) mannan-oligosaccharides MOS, glucosamine (888mg/kg), (MSM) methylsulfonylmethane (888mg/kg), chondroitin sulphate (624mg/kg), dried elderberries (340mg/kg), dried rosehips (230mg/kg), yucca extract, black pepper (200mg/kg), dried blackcurrants (200mg/kg), dried blackberries (190mg/kg), dried blueberries (150mg/kg), dried raspberries (150mg/kg), curcumin (100mg/kg), dried cranberries, nucleotides.

Against the range

Meat: Fresh venison 26%; Fish: white fish meal 23% plus 4% fresh.
Joint supplements: Dosed in print; Listed without doses on the fish.
Taurine: 1,200mg per kilo; Not listed on the fish.

The natural pick for a dog that has grown weary of the common meats.

Two grain-free recipes that reach the same analysis by different roads: one on ocean white fish meal, one on fresh venison topped up with potato and pea protein. Both finish with protein at 23.9% of dry matter, and sweet potato and potato carry the starch.

Beet pulp, FOS, MOS and yeasts sit on both labels, as do glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin and a berry tail dosed in print. Refined chicken oil, egg and krill appear in both, so the Sensitive in the name is about digestion, not allergy control.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

352 kcal/100g

Protein

22%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

8.5%

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

13%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

49.6%

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

27.2%

Added water

1.1%

Carbs

65.8%

Oils

3.2%

Other

2.7%

Pricing & size