Beco

Beco Small Breed Dry Food: Turkey review

Name: Beco Small Breed Dry Food: Turkey
Brand: Beco

51.6/100Good

DryAdult

A single turkey recipe for little dogs, and it sits in our Good band. The 51% turkey headline includes 11% turkey fat, and potato and pea protein help hold declared protein at 26.5%. Nothing on the label is worrying, and for a small adult that gets on with turkey it is an easy, civilised dinner.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed adults, the dogs the recipe and its amounts are built around
Dogs that do better on turkey than chicken, with meat and fat printed separately
Bouncy little dogs. Glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin come built in
Grain avoiding households: potato, peas, field beans and chickpeas do the binding

Worth watching

Trout oil and egg beside the turkey, so no single protein elimination diet
Plant protein concentrates making the protein figure read stronger than the turkey alone
No doses on the joint pack. A bonus, not a measured supplement

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

How this scores

How we score

51.6/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed adults. The calorie figure is an estimate, so let body condition set the final portion.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Turkey 51.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The ceiling here is structural: plant protein concentrates sharing the load and ash running high, with nothing alarming behind either.

What's in it

Freshly prepared turkey40%Fresh, so the oven takes its water, and no dried turkey stands behind it.
Freshly prepared turkey fat11%Counted inside the 51% headline.
Potato, peas, field beansThe grain free base.
Potato proteinHelps the meat carry the protein figure.
Chickpeas, pea protein
Minerals, brewer's yeast, lucerneYeast for B vitamins.
Trout oil, vegetable gravyTrout oil brings marine omega 3s.
Joint pack: glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphateA thoughtful touch for small dogs, with no amounts printed.
Chicory, pumpkin, spinach, bilberry, freshly prepared eggEgg is the one to note for an exclusion diet.
Broccoli, spirulina, camomile, burdock root, milk thistle seed10mg/kg on some

Trout oil and egg mean the label is busier than its turkey headline.

Named ingredients

51% Freshly Prepared Turkey (Freshly Prepared Turkey 40%, Freshly Prepared Turkey Fat 11%)*, Potato, Peas, Field Beans, Potato Protein, Chickpeas, Pea Protein, Minerals, Brewer's Yeast, Lucerne, Trout Oil, Vegetable Gravy, Joint Pack (Glucosamine, Methylsulfonylmethane, Chondroitin Sulphate), Chicory, Pumpkin (10mg/kg), Spinach (10mg/kg), Bilberry, Freshly Prepared Egg, Broccoli (10mg/kg), Spirulina (10mg/kg), Camomile, Burdock Root, Milk Thistle Seed.

Against the range

One turkey recipe for small adults: 51% freshly prepared turkey, of which 11% is turkey fat, on a grain free base of potato, peas, field beans and chickpeas. Potato and pea protein help carry the analysis, and a joint pack is folded in.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

352.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26.5%

Fat

14.5%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

28.8%

Fat

15.8%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

42.3%

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

51%

Added water

0.2%

Carbs

46.9%

Veg

0.1%

Oils

0.2%

Other

1.5%