Beta

Beta Adult Small Breed review

Name: Beta Adult Small Breed
Brand: Beta

49.5/100Average

DryAdult

Beta's standard recipe in a small kibble, with chicken meal at 27% out front and wheat and maize behind. It lands in our Average band, a step below the typical adult dry food. It does the everyday job without frills.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed adults from toy size up, with pieces sized to match
Chicken-friendly dogs, since chicken is the one meat named
Daily amounts in fine steps for dogs from 1kg to 10kg
Steady digestions, helped by beet pulp and a chicory root prebiotic

Worth watching

Animal fats, digest and soya with no further detail, which rules it out as an elimination-diet base
Wheat second on the list

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

How this scores

How we score

49.5/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult dogs. At 367 kcal per 100g every gram shows on a 5kg dog, so weigh the portion and adjust in small steps.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Beta Adult Small Breed 49.5

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Just under the centre of the pack: the declared chicken meal and a printed mineral panel earn it, the unnamed fats and the grain hold it back.

What's in it

Chicken meal27%Dried and concentrated, so more protein weight for weight than fresh chicken.
Wheat, corn, wheat middlingsGrain does most of the carrying.
Animal fatsEnergy, from no named species.
Soya mealPlant protein, less available to a dog than meat and a known irritant for a minority.
DigestAroma. Unnamed.
Dried beet pulp, minerals
Dried chicory root1%Prebiotic.
Dried carrot, spinach, parsley0.07% each

Vitamins and trace elements dosed in print, zinc at 110 mg/kg leading, with selenium as basic sodium selenite.

Named ingredients

Chicken meal (27%), Wheat*, Corn*, Animal fats, Wheat middlings*, Soya meal, Digest, Dried beet pulp, Minerals, Dried chicory root*1 (1%), Dried carrot* (0.07%), Dried spinach* (0.07%), Dried parsley* (0.07%), *Natural ingredients, 1Natural prebiotic

Against the range

Chicken meal leads a grain-led list, with soya meal topping up the protein. Animal fats and digest name no species.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

367 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.7%

Fat

14.3%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

7.1%

Carbs

46.2%

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

30.4%

Carbs

58.2%

Veg

1.1%

Oils

6.1%

Other

4.1%

Pricing & size