Autarky

Autarky Adult Dry Delicious Chicken review

Name: Autarky Adult Dry Delicious Chicken
Brand: Autarky

56.8/100Good

DryAdult

A Good working-style kibble from a brand that has long fed gundogs and farm dogs. Maize comes first, with a poultry meal guaranteeing at least 26% chicken behind it. Over thirty herbs and botanicals, at a declared minimum of 0.4%, give the label its signature.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Active country dogs, the working and sporting homes the brand builds for
Dogs happy on chicken, with the meal's declared minimum and chicken liver just behind
Owners who enjoy a herbal label, milk thistle to oregano
Mixed packs. One bag is labelled for toy through to giant

Worth watching

Maize leads and maize gluten follows, so part of the protein is plant sourced
Only the chicken in the poultry meal is pinned down, which complicates a strict elimination trial

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

How this scores

How we score

56.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. Weigh the first bags against your dog's waistline, since an active field dog and a quiet one need very different amounts.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Autarky Adult Dry Delicious Chicken 56.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A cereal leads and plant protein tops up the meat, but the declared chicken minimum and printed herb share keep the label more open than many of its peers.

What's in it

MaizeFirst on the list; this is a cereal-based feed.
Poultry mealmin 26% chickenThe protein engine. Only the chicken is pinned down; the rest could be another bird.
Chicken fat
Ricemin 5%
Chicken liverPalatability as much as nutrition.
LinseedPlant omega 3s.
Oats, maize gluten, alfalfa, yeast, peasMaize gluten tops up protein from a plant source dogs use less completely.
Minerals, carrot, seaweedSeaweed for iodine.
Milk thistle, marigold, rosemary and twenty more herbs and botanicalsmin 0.4% herbsDistinctive, but seasoning in quantity.

Named ingredients

Maize, Poultry meal (min 26% chicken), Chicken fat, Rice (min 5%), Chicken liver, Linseed, Oats, Maize gluten, Alfalfa, Yeast, Peas, Minerals, Carrot, Seaweed, Milk thistle, Marigold, Rosemary, Nettle, Mint, Yucca schidigera, Blackcurrant, Pomegranate, Rosehip, Spinach, Beetroot, Fenugreek, Thyme, Carob pod meal, Aniseed, Turmeric, Dandelion, Ginger, Oregano (min 0.4% herbs)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

351.9 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.1%

Ash

5.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

13%

Fibre

3.4%

Ash

Carbs

51.5%

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

35.1%

Carbs

51%

Veg

1.5%

Oils

Other

4.4%

Pricing & size