Belcando

Belcando Adult Iberico and Rice review

Name: Belcando Adult Iberico and Rice
Brand: Belcando

56.9/100Good

DryAdult

A genuinely different animal for a dog that has been round the houses with chicken, and a solid member of our Good band. Iberian pork arrives as a 30% fresh parcel of meat, liver, spleen and kidneys, with 12.5% dried pork protein behind it. Rice carries the energy.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that have gone off poultry or react to it
Nose to tail feeding, with liver, spleen and kidneys named
Adults of any size; the table runs up to 80kg heavyweights
Curious eaters. Pork is still uncommon in a dog bowl and most dogs take to it quickly

Worth watching

Sea fish meal and salmon oil, so it is not fish free and cannot serve as a pork-only elimination diet
Rice and oat flour put grain in the bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

56.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults, with a feeding table from tiny companions to 80kg. A 15kg dog starts at about 200 grams a day; the 4kg bag is the one to trial it with.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Main protein

Pork

The score, in context

Belcando Adult Iberico and Rice 56.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A named, percentaged animal with its offal declared and a fully dosed additive panel all pull the same way, and nothing on the label pulls against them.

What's in it

Fresh Iberian pork, liver, spleen, kidneys30%Offal by name. Liver is dense in vitamins and trace minerals.
Rice29%The main starch, so grain is part of the deal.
Dried Iberian pork protein12.5%Anchors the finished kibble once the oven has driven the water off the fresh meat.
Sea fish meal9%Rounds out the amino acids; it does not turn this into a fish dinner.
Oat flour, pea flour, baker's yeast, carob bean gum, bean meal, grape seed expellerEstimated carbohydrate comes to 48.6% of dry matter.
Chia seeds, salmon oil1.5% eachPlant and animal omega 3s.
Hydrolysed yeast, flaxseed, thistle oil1% for the thistle oil
Dicalcium phosphate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride
Dried herbs, yucca0.2% for the herbsTradition more than treatment.

Taurine dosed at 500 mg, an amino acid with a well-earned reputation for the heart, alongside a full vitamin and trace mineral panel.

Named ingredients

Fresh Iberian pork, liver, spleen, kidneys (30%); Rice (29%); Dried Iberian pork protein (12.5%); Fish meal from sea fish (9%); Oat flour; Pea flour; Dried baker's yeast; Dried carob bean gum; Bean meal (Vicia faba); Grape seed expeller; Chia seeds (1.5%); Salmon oil (1.5%); Hydrolyzed yeast; Flaxseed; Thistle oil (1%); Dicalcium phosphate; Sodium chloride; Potassium chloride; Dried herbs (total: 0.2%; Nettle leaf, Gentian root, Centaury, Chamomile, Fennel, Caraway, Mistletoe, Yarrow, Blackberry leaves); Yucca schidigera

Against the range

One recipe on Iberian pork, fresh and dried, with rice at 29% for the energy and sea fish meal behind the pork. No bird appears anywhere on the label.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

339.3 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

26.7%

Fat

13.3%

Fibre

3.6%

Ash

7.8%

Carbs

48.6%

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

70%

Oils

30%

Pricing & size