Belcando

Belcando Adult Lamb & Rice M-XL review

Name: Belcando Adult Lamb & Rice M-XL
Brand: Belcando

55.5/100Good

DryAdult

A gentle lamb and rice kibble for medium breeds upward, sitting in our Good band alongside the typical adult dry food. Rice is the biggest single ingredient at 40%, ahead of the 30% fresh lamb that gives the bag its name. Every percentage and every mineral dose is printed.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium, large and giant breed adults
Dogs that enjoy lamb, with liver and lung in the fresh parcel
Owners who want percentages on the label, from the 30% lamb down to the 0.2% herb blend
Steady adults that exercise without living flat out

Worth watching

Rice outweighs the lamb at 40%
Poultry protein, fat and liver with no bird named, which rules out a chicken elimination trial

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

How this scores

How we score

55.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults from medium to giant size. Belcando's own figure is 200 grams a day for a 15kg dog; let condition make the final call.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Belcando Adult Lamb & Rice M-XL 55.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A middle-of-the-field result: the printed percentages lift transparency, while the rice holds protein and balance at Average.

What's in it

Rice40%The biggest single ingredient.
Fresh lamb meat, liver and lung30%Carries a lot of water into the oven and leaves most of it there.
Low-ash dried poultry protein12.5%Does more of the finished work than the lamb. No species named.
Dried lamb protein10%
Feed oatmeal, oatmeal residue mealOats twice over, for fibre and B vitamins.
Grape seed expellerPressed seed residue rich in antioxidants, not the fruit dogs must never eat.
Dried baker's yeast
Chia seeds, flaxseedchia 1.5%Plant omega 3.
Poultry fat, hydrolysed poultry liverMore unnamed poultry.
Salts, dried herbs, yucca schidigeraherbs 0.2%A house flourish at a token dose.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with taurine, and copper, iron, manganese, zinc, iodine and selenium in standard inorganic forms, every dose printed.

Named ingredients

Rice (40%); Fresh lamb meat, liver, and lung (total: 30%); Low-ash dried poultry protein (12.5%); Dried lamb protein (10%); Feed oatmeal; Grape seed expeller; Dried baker's yeast; Oatmeal residue meal; Chia seeds (1.5%); Poultry fat; Flaxseed; Hydrolyzed poultry liver; Sodium chloride; Potassium chloride; Dried herbs (total: 0.2%; Nettle leaf, Gentian root, Centaurium erythraea, Chamomile, Fennel, Caraway, Mistletoe, Yarrow, Blackberry leaves); Yucca schidigera

Against the range

One rice-led kibble with a fresh lamb parcel of meat, liver and lung. Dried poultry and dried lamb protein carry most of the finished meat, and the poultry entries never name a species.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

341.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

23%

Fat

12.5%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

25.6%

Fat

13.9%

Fibre

3.6%

Ash

7.8%

Carbs

49.1%

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

87.5%

Oils

12.5%

Pricing & size