Briantos

Briantos Adult Grain-Free: Duck & Potato review

Name: Briantos Adult Grain-Free: Duck & Potato
Brand: Briantos

56.9/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

A grain-free range in our Good band where potato takes the place of Briantos's usual cereals. Each version gets a genuine 20% helping of its named dried protein, duck, lamb or salmon. Poultry protein and poultry fat still do a share of the work underneath, so grain free here does not mean single protein.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that do better with no cereal at all
Owners who want the named animal declared at a meaningful level
Adults of almost any build, with feeding amounts from 1kg to 80kg
Flavour fatigue. Only the lead protein changes between bags

Worth watching

Dried poultry protein and poultry fat in all three, so no poultry-free elimination plan
Fish oil in every version
Cellulose on every list, bulk more than nourishment

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

How this scores

How we score

56.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs. If poultry is the suspected problem, this range is the wrong place to test it: check the list before you order.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Duck 56.9
Salmon 54.2
Lamb 53.8

All three Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Honest headline proteins earn the three their place, while unnamed poultry, cellulose and a starch-led middle hold the labels back.

What's in it

Dried duck protein20%A change of scene for a jaded eater.
Dried potato, dried potato starch20%The grain replacement; the share is for the potato.
Dried poultry protein10.5%A family name for several birds, which may include chicken.
Poultry fat
Dried sweet potato6%The larger sweet potato share in the range.
Desugared beet pulp, celluloseBulk.
Protein hydrolysate, dried peasThe hydrolysate sharpens the taste.
Mono-calcium phosphate, fish oilFish oil supplies the omega 3.
Chicory, brewer's yeast, salt, celery, carrotsChicory brings a touch of prebiotic inulin.

Vitamins A, D3 and E and a full B group with choline, plus iodine, copper, selenium and zinc, part of it as an amino acid chelate.

Named ingredients

Dried duck protein (20%), dried potato (20%), dried potato starch, dried poultry protein (10.5%), poultry fat, dried sweet potato (6%), desugared dried beet pulp, cellulose, protein hydrolysate, dried peas, mono-calcium phosphate, fish oil, dried chicory, dried brewer's yeast, sodium chloride, dried celery, dried carrots.

Against the range

Poultry protein: 10.5%; 14% on the salmon, unquantified on the lamb.
Sweet potato: 6%; 3% on the others.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 46.1%; 43.7% on the lamb.

The highest scorer of the three and the one to try first for a bored eater with no poultry issues.

Each version opens with 20% of its named protein in dried form, concentrated enough to count for far more than fresh meat would. Dried potato at 20%, potato starch and some sweet potato replace grain, and estimated carbohydrate of 43.7% to 46.1% of dry matter shows the type of starch changes, not the amount.

Underneath sit dried poultry protein and poultry fat in all three, then beet pulp, cellulose, peas, chicory, brewer's yeast and fish oil. Protein converts to 28.0% of dry matter on every bag, and moisture is declared at a relatively high 18%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

325.5 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

11.5%

Fibre

Ash

6.7%

Moisture

18%

Dry weight

Protein

28%

Fat

14%

Fibre

3.7%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

46.1%

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

30.5%

Carbs

56.5%

Veg

0.6%

Oils

6.9%

Other

5.6%

Pricing & size