Beta

Beta Senior review

Name: Beta Senior
Brand: Beta

51.6/100Good

DryAdultSenior

An ordinary recipe with senior-minded adjustments, sitting in our Good band level with the typical adult dry food. Chicken meal at 29% keeps the protein up while fat drops to 10% for a slower pace. Fish oil brings the marine omega 3s an older body puts to use.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs slowing into their senior years and needing less fat for quieter days
Older dogs staying on chicken, the one meat the label names
Owners who want fish oil built in for skin, coat and joints
An ageing dog and an adult fed side by side from one bag

Worth watching

Fish oil on the list, so not for a dog with a known fish issue
Unnamed animal fats and digest, which rule out an elimination trial
Carbohydrate at an estimated 50.6% of dry matter, above the 46.2% typical, from wheat and maize

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

How this scores

How we score

51.6/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of every size. Older dogs drift both ways on the scales, so recheck the portion against the body under the coat every few months.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Beta Senior 51.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Declared chicken meal, printed doses and the fish oil count for it, while unnamed fats and a grain-heavy build set its ceiling.

What's in it

Chicken meal29%Holds protein at 26% in a reduced-fat recipe, the right shape for a dog that loses muscle more easily than appetite.
Wheat, corn, wheat middlingsGrain in charge of the energy.
Animal fatsSpecies not named.
Dried beet pulp, minerals
Dried chicory root1%A prebiotic, for a gut that grows less forgiving with age.
DigestUnnamed source.
Fish oilThe most senior-specific entry, though low on the list.
Dried carrot, spinach, parsley0.07% eachDecoration.

Doses printed in full, zinc at 110 mg/kg as a sulphate and selenium as sodium selenite among them.

Unnamed animal fats and digest mean this cannot anchor an elimination trial.

Named ingredients

Chicken meal (29%), Wheat*, Corn*, Wheat middlings*, Animal fats, Dried beet pulp, Minerals, Dried chicory root*1 (1%), Digest, Fish oil, Dried carrot* (0.07%), Dried spinach* (0.07%), Dried parsley* (0.07%), *Natural ingredients, 1Natural prebiotic

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

360 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

10%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.6%

Fat

11%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

7.1%

Carbs

50.6%

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

31%

Carbs

61.1%

Veg

1.1%

Oils

4.4%

Other

2.4%

Pricing & size