Beta

Beta Light review

Name: Beta Light
Brand: Beta

50.1/100Good

DryAdult

Beta's answer to the dog that has gained a little more than winter can excuse, and it sits in our Good band. Fat is cut to 10% while protein holds at 26%, so the bowl stays full and the energy eases off. Judge it on that job: the fat really is low and the protein holds up.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs carrying extra weight that still need to keep muscle
Formerly rounder dogs holding a new figure
Any size, with a feeding table from 5kg up to 70kg
Turkey-friendly dogs, turkey meal being the only named meat

Worth watching

Animal fats and digest with no species, so not for an elimination plan
Grain supplies most of the bowl, carbohydrate estimated at 48.9% of dry matter

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

How this scores

How we score

50.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The table holds current weight (240 grams at 15kg); for real loss, your vet can set a lower target.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Beta Light 50.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Weight-control recipes rarely climb our bands, because trimming fat tips the balance towards carbohydrate, and this one is no exception.

What's in it

Turkey meal27%Lean meat, concentrated, so protein holds up with the fat wound down.
Wheat, maize, wheat middlingsPick up the energy the fat no longer provides.
Animal fatsSpecies not named.
Dried beet pulp2%Fibre that helps a dieting dog feel fed.
Minerals
Dried chicory root1%Supports the gut flora.
DigestKeeps a reduced-fat kibble tasting worth finishing. No species.
Dried carrot, spinach, parsley0.07% each

Every additive is dosed in print, zinc at 110 mg/kg leading the trace minerals and sodium selenite covering selenium.

Named ingredients

Turkey meal (27%), Wheat*, Corn*, Wheat middlings*, Animal fats, Dried beet pulp (2%), Minerals, Dried chicory root*1 (1%), Digest, Dried carrot* (0.07%), Dried spinach* (0.07%), Dried parsley* (0.07%), *Natural ingredients, 1Natural prebiotic

Against the range

One weight-control kibble: turkey meal at 27% for protein, wheat, maize and wheat middlings for bulk, and fat trimmed to 10%. Beet pulp at 2% and chicory root at 1% carry printed percentages.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

331.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

10%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.6%

Fat

11%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.8%

Carbs

48.9%

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

30.3%

Carbs

60.4%

Veg

1.1%

Oils

3.9%

Other

4.3%

Pricing & size