Belcando

Belcando Finest Duck review

Name: Belcando Finest Duck
Brand: Belcando

59.2/100Good

DryAdult

The sportiest recipe in the Belcando stable, running fat up to 20% for dogs that genuinely burn it, and it sits in our Good band. Starch is unusually modest for a kibble, and hydrolysed poultry liver makes it an easy sell to a fussy nose.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Active and working dogs, with protein at 32.2% of dry matter for long days
Dogs that do better on less starch: carbohydrate at 33.7% of dry matter against a typical 46.2%
Fussy eaters. The hydrolysed liver is there to make every mouthful persuasive
Owners who like additive doses in print, lecithin at 3,600 mg included

Worth watching

This much fat needs real portion discipline on a gently exercised dog
Unnamed poultry leads, with egg and fish meal alongside, so it cannot isolate duck for an intolerance investigation

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

How this scores

How we score

59.2/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs, and the feeding table stops at 25kg. Ask how hard your own dog works before you settle on it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Belcando Finest Duck 59.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The construction is stronger in places than a midfield result suggests, and the unnamed poultry entries are what hold protein and processing back.

What's in it

Fresh poultry meat30%No species named. Most of its weight is water that cooks away.
Rice, feed oat flourRice 17%A restrained starch share.
Poultry protein (dried)8%Unnamed bird again.
Duck protein (dried)14%The biggest single contributor once the fresh meat's water is gone, which backs the name on the bag.
Fish meal from sea fish, poultry liver (hydrolysed)5% eachThe liver is the palatant.
Poultry fat, vegetable oil (palm, coconut)A working dog's fuel line.
Grape seed expeller2.5%Pressed residue for antioxidants, not the fruit dogs must avoid.
Baker's yeast (dried)2.5%
Beet pulp, carob seed meal, egg, chia seedsFibre and binding, plus the egg.
Minerals, yucca, dried herbsHerbs 0.2%The herb pinch is a Belcando signature.

Lecithin at 3,600 mg helps a dog use a fat load this size, alongside taurine, vitamins A, D3 and E and plain-form trace minerals.

Duck is the headline, but unnamed poultry, egg and sea fish meal share the recipe.

Named ingredients

30% fresh poultry meat, 17% rice, feed oat flour, 8% poultry protein (asarm, dried), 14% duck protein (dried), 5% fish meal from sea fish, 5% poultry liver (hydrolysed), poultry fat, vegetable oil (palm, coconut), 2.5% grape seed expeller, 2.5% baker's yeast (dried), dried beet pulp (desugared), carob seed meal (dried), egg (dried), chia seeds, dicalcium phosphate;, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, yucca schidigera, 0.2% herbs (dried): nettle leaf, gentian root, centaury, chamomile, fennel, caraway, mistletoe, yarrow, blackberry leaves.

Against the range

One high-fat recipe built on a poultry ensemble: fresh poultry at 30%, dried duck protein at 14%, dried poultry protein and hydrolysed poultry liver, with sea fish meal and dried egg in the mix. Rice at 17% and oat flour keep the starch modest. Fat comes from poultry fat and a palm and coconut oil blend, and every additive is dosed in print.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

377.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

29%

Fat

20%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

32.2%

Fat

22.2%

Fibre

3.6%

Ash

8.3%

Carbs

33.7%

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

62.9%

Carbs

26.5%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

Other

6.5%

Pricing & size