Autarky

Autarky Adult Grain Free Dry: Tantalising Turkey & Potato review

Name: Autarky Adult Grain Free Dry: Tantalising Turkey & Potato
Brand: Autarky

65.9/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

A grain free pair that lands in our Good band, with the cereals swapped for potato, pea starch and sweet potato. The meat is declared in two parts, meal plus fresh, with a percentage on each. Both carbohydrate estimates come in under the typical adult dry food, which not every grain free recipe manages.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that struggle with cereals
Hard-working joints. Glucosamine and green lipped mussel are both on the label
Protein trials, as each variety keeps its meat to one named animal
Sensitive stomachs, with beet pulp and a postbiotic brewer's yeast in the mix

Worth watching

Green lipped mussel in both, a trace but still shellfish
The white fish never names its species

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

How this scores

How we score

65.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs. If shellfish is on your dog's avoid list, the mussel rules out both recipes.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Tantalising Turkey 65.9
Tasty White Fish 63.7

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The turkey edges the fish on balance and transparency, and the two-part meat declarations do much of the honest work for both.

What's in it

Turkey: turkey meal, freshly prepared turkeymin 26%, 14%Meal is already dry, so its protein survives cooking intact.
Potato, pea starchThe starch in place of grain.
Turkey fatSame bird as the meat.
Sweet potato, full fat linseed, peas
Brewer's yeast0.45%Declared as a postbiotic source.
Unmolassed beet pulp, alfalfa, carrotsFibre for the gut.
Marine algaeDHA direct, with no fish needed.
Glucosamine, green lipped musselJoint support with no printed dose. The mussel is shellfish.
Carob, seaweed, milk thistle and a long run of herbsMilk thistle is a herb, not dairy.

Named ingredients

Turkey (min 26% turkey meal and 14% freshly prepared turkey), Potato, Pea starch, Turkey fat, Sweet potato, Full fat linseed, Peas, Brewer's yeast (source of postbiotics, 0.45%), Unmolassed beet pulp, Alfalfa, Carrots, Minerals, Marine algae (source of omega 3 fatty acid DHA), Glucosamine, Carob pod meal, Seaweed, Milk thistle, Turmeric, Marigold, Nettle, Mint, Fenugreek, Olive extract, Thyme, Dandelion, Aniseed, Green lipped mussel, Rosemary, Ginger, Yucca schidigera, Blackcurrant, Oregano, Pomegranate.

Against the range

Meat: 26% turkey meal, 14% fresh turkey; The fish has 26% meal and 8% fresh.
Fat source: Turkey fat; Rapeseed oil and fish oil in the fish.
Fish on the label: None; The other variety is fish led.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 44.5%; 43.4% in the fish.

One bird across every meat entry, which makes this the tidy pick for a protein trial.

Each recipe declares its animal content in two parts: a 26% meal plus a freshly prepared share, 14% for the turkey and 8% for the fish. Potato, pea starch and sweet potato carry the starch in place of grain. Both convert to 29.7% protein in dry matter.

Marine algae supplies DHA in both, and glucosamine sits beside green lipped mussel for the joints, neither with a printed dose. Unmolassed beet pulp and brewer's yeast at 0.45% look after the gut. A long botanical tail from turmeric to oregano is seasoning.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

346.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

27%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.7%

Fat

14.3%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

44.5%

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

38.3%

Carbs

52%

Veg

Oils

7.5%

Other

1.3%

Pricing & size