Benevo

Benevo Duo review

Name: Benevo Duo
Brand: Benevo

42.1/100Average

WetAdultSenior

A straightforward tin for a household that feeds without animal ingredients, and one of the few written to feed the dog and the cat from the same opener. The list is clear and whole-food led. The added panel works hard, with the vitamins and taurine a meat-free bowl needs.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Vegan and vegetarian households: nothing on the list comes from an animal
Homes feeding a dog and a cat together
Dogs that need a low-fat dinner
A dog that does better on plenty of fibre, at 12.5% of dry matter
Older dogs on a gentle plant-led diet

Worth watching

Vegetable oil with no plant named, the one general term on the list
Oat groats and brown rice, so not for a grain-free home
A light tin at 76 kcal per 100g, so a large or busy dog gets through several
No calcium named in the panel, worth checking on the tin if you count minerals

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

How this scores

How we score

42.1/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The label asks 354 grams a day for a 9kg dog, so plan on more than one tin for anything bigger.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Benevo Duo 42.1

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Our scoring rewards named animal content and this has none by design, so Average is a solid result for a plant recipe.

What's in it

Sweet potatoThe body of the tin.
CarrotsVitamin A and soluble fibre, easily digested once cooked.
Oat groatsWhole, not a flour.
Vegetable oilNo plant named, and the source can change between batches.
Brown rice
PeasWhole peas, well down the list.
Tomatoes, blueberries, cranberriesThe antioxidant end of the list.
Brewers yeastB vitamins and a savoury note.
Dried kelpIodine and a range of minerals.

Taurine at 1,250 mg, vitamins A and D3, and iron, zinc, copper and manganese as sulphates with zinc, copper and manganese also in chelated form, plus iodine.

Calcium is not named in the additive panel.

Named ingredients

Sweet Potato, Carrots, Oat Groats, Vegetable Oil, Brown Rice, Peas, Tomatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Brewers Yeast, Dried Kelp.

Against the range

A plant-only tin written for dogs and cats alike, which is why taurine sits at 1,250 mg in the panel. Sweet potato and carrots lead, whole oat groats, brown rice and peas follow, and every ingredient is named except the vegetable oil. Fat converts to 8.3% of dry matter, fibre to 12.5% and carbohydrate to an estimated 41.7%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

76.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

76%

Dry weight

Protein

29.2%

Fat

8.3%

Fibre

12.5%

Ash

8.3%

Carbs

41.7%

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.

Added water

11%

Carbs

66.6%

Veg

16.6%

Oils

4.6%

Other

1.2%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £9.86 (RRP)
Pack: Single 354 g tin, pack of 12 https://www.benevo.com/petshop/vegan-cat-food/benevo-duo-vegan-cat-and-dog-food/)
A 15kg dog eats: 590 g a day
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £5.82

A light tin, so a 15kg dog needs 590 grams a day by the label's guide.

Premium end of the market for a wet food, and a little dear for what the analysis shows.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.