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Brit Care Mini Grain Free Adult review

Name: Brit Care Mini Grain Free Adult
Brand: Brit

68.5/100Good

DryAdult

A Good-band lamb kibble scaled for small dogs, and the meat maths are stronger than they first look. Lamb meal is already concentrated, so 30% of it works harder than the same figure of fresh meat. Buckwheat, a pseudocereal, keeps the grain-free promise intact.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breeds that do well on lamb, with 45% of the recipe declared as lamb
Little dogs kept off grain
Small athletes, at a dense 388 kcal per 100g
Joint cover started early: glucosamine at 260 mg/kg, chondroitin at 160 mg/kg

Worth watching

Chicken fat and salmon oil after the lamb, so not single protein or chicken free
Cartilage extract with no animal named
Energy this dense adds up fast on a lap-sized dog

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

How this scores

How we score

68.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adults. The label asks just 105 to 120 grams for an 8kg to 10kg dog, so measure every meal.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Brit Care Mini Grain Free Adult 68.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Concentrated named meat, a below-typical carbohydrate load and doses printed almost everywhere carry it to where it sits.

What's in it

Lamb meat meal30%Rendered and dried, carrying its protein without water weight.
Fresh lamb protein15%
Yellow pea, chickpeasPulse protein and fibre.
Chicken fatPreserved with tocopherols. The reason this is not chicken free.
BuckwheatA pseudocereal, not a grain.
Dried apples
Linseed, salmon oil3%, 2%Omega 3 from plant and marine sides.
Brewer's yeast, algae0.5% algaeThe algae is Ascophyllum nodosum, a kelp kept for its natural iodine.
Hydrolysed crustacean shells, cartilage extract260 mg/kg, 160 mg/kgGlucosamine and chondroitin. The cartilage gives no species.
Blueberries, prebiotics, yucca, herbs and fruits230 mg/kg down to 25 mg/kgSeasoning more than substance.

A full panel with every dose printed, from taurine at 200 mg to zinc at 100 mg per kilo.

Named ingredients

Lamb meat meal (30%), fresh lamb protein (15%), yellow pea, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols), chickpeas, buckwheat, dried apples, linseed (3%), salmon oil (2%), brewer's yeast, algae (0.5%, Ascophyllum nodosum), hydrolyzed crustacean shells (a source of glucosamine, 260 mg/kg), blueberries (230 mg/kg, source of polyphenols 70 mg/kg & flavonoids 30 mg/kg), cartilage extract (a source of chondroitin, 160 mg/kg), mannan-oligosaccharides (150 mg/kg), herbs & fruits (rosemary, cloves, citrus, curcuma, 150 mg/kg), fructo-oligosaccharides (100 mg/kg), yucca schidigera (100 mg/kg), inulin (90 mg/kg), milk thistle (75 mg/kg), sea buckthorn (75 mg/kg), chamomile (30 mg/kg), cloves (30 mg/kg), sage (25 mg/kg)

Against the range

One small-breed recipe led by lamb meat meal at 30% and fresh lamb protein at 15%, with buckwheat, yellow pea and chickpeas in place of grain. Chicken fat and salmon oil follow, and nearly every minor entry down to the herbs carries a dose.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

388 kcal/100g

Protein

29%

Fat

18%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

8.4%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

32.2%

Fat

20%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

9.3%

Carbs

35.7%

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.

Meat

45%

Carbs

36.6%

Veg

Oils

Other

6.4%

Pricing & size