Bakers

Bakers Edward Baker Senior review

Name: Bakers Edward Baker Senior
Brand: Bakers

49.3/100Average

DryAdultSenior

The Bakers founder's recipe reworked for older dogs, finishing in our Average band, a step under the typical adult dry food. The fat comes down to 10% and fish oil goes in for its omega 3. Turkey meal at 28% keeps protein generous for a senior bag.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Senior dogs and older adults
Greying dogs whose waistlines need minding
Owners after a little joint and coat support from fish oil
Long-time Bakers dogs. The senior bag keeps a familiar dinner and adjusts it for age

Worth watching

Wheat in two forms, so not one for a grain-sensitive dog
Animal fats and digest with no species, which rules out an elimination diet
Fish oil puts fish on the list

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

How this scores

How we score

49.3/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. Older, slower dogs tend to need the low end of the feeding range, so start low and watch condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Bakers Edward Baker Senior 49.3

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The starch load, at 50.0% of dry matter, is the main thing holding a traditional cereal kibble below the typical dry food.

What's in it

Turkey meal28%Dried and concentrated, so the share survives the oven. Lean and easy on older digestion.
Wheat, corn, wheat middlingsThe carbohydrate, taking it to an estimated 50.0% of dry matter. Only a problem where wheat intolerance is in play.
Animal fatsAny species.
Dried beet pulp
DigestA palatability coating, again with no species named.
Minerals
Dried chicory root0.5%A prebiotic for older digestion.
Fish oilOmega 3 for joints and coat.
Dried carrot, spinach, parsley0.07% eachDecoration more than nutrition.

A complete, dosed panel, with zinc at 120 mg per kilo and selenium as sodium selenite.

The turkey on the front is not the only animal in the bag, worth knowing for a reactive dog.

Named ingredients

Turkey Meal (28%), Wheat*, Corn*, Wheat Middlings*, Animal Fats, Dried Beet Pulp, Digest, Minerals, Dried Chicory Root*1 (0.5%), Fish Oil, Dried Carrot* (0.07%), Dried Spinach* (0.07%), Dried Parsley* (0.07%).Natural Ingredients, 1Natural Prebiotic

Against the range

One senior kibble. Turkey meal leads at 28%, wheat and corn carry the starch, and the senior changes are lower fat, fish oil and a little chicory root. Animal fats and digest name no species.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

335.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

10%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.6%

Fat

11%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

50%

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

31.2%

Carbs

62.1%

Veg

0.6%

Oils

4.5%

Other

1.6%

Pricing & size