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Brit Care Mini Grain Free Hair & Skin review

Name: Brit Care Mini Grain Free Hair & Skin
Brand: Brit

72.3/100Excellent

DryPuppyAdult

A whole recipe pointed at one goal: a small dog with a coat that shines. Salmon and herring make up 55% of the label between them, and linseed, salmon oil and evening primrose oil stack the fatty acids a coat is built from. It sits in our Excellent band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small dogs with a dull coat or grumbling skin, fed omega oils from three sources
Fish-first dogs; salmon and herring supply every named meat
Small-dog homes of mixed ages, as one bag covers puppy, adult and senior
Grain-free homes, with yellow pea, chickpeas and buckwheat doing the binding

Worth watching

Chicken fat sits high, so a strictly chicken-free dog should skip it
Rich at 388 kcal per 100g, and coats improve over weeks, so hold portions steady and give it time

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

How this scores

How we score

72.3/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breeds from puppy to senior, with calcium at 1.44% of dry matter suiting that span. The bag's table tops out at 120 grams for a 10kg dog.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Brit Care Mini Grain Free Hair & Skin 72.3

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Three named fish at a high combined share and a coherent coat build carry it well clear of the typical adult kibble.

What's in it

Dried salmon25%Concentrated and water free.
Fresh salmon protein16%Adds palatability.
Dried herring14%
Yellow pea, chickpeasGrain-free starch, without white potato.
Chicken fatThe energy fat, so the recipe is not poultry free.
Linseed, salmon oil4%, 3%Plant and marine omega 3, the core of the coat case.
Buckwheat
Evening primrose oil1%Gamma-linolenic acid, often reached for when skin is irritated.
Dried apples, brewer's yeast, algaealgae 0.5%
Crustacean shells, blueberries, cartilage extract, prebiotics, herbs260 mg/kg down to 25 mg/kgGlucosamine from shellfish; the cartilage names no species.

A full vitamin panel with biotin and zinc dosed for the coat, plus taurine, vitamin C and the usual trace minerals.

The glucosamine comes from crustacean shells, so shellfish is on the label.

Named ingredients

Dried salmon (25%), fresh salmon protein (16%), dried herring (14%), yellow pea, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols), chickpeas, linseed (4%), salmon oil (3%), buckwheat, evening primrose oil (1%), dried apples, 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

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

388 kcal/100g

Protein

32%

Fat

18%

Fibre

1.8%

Ash

8.4%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

35.6%

Fat

20%

Fibre

Ash

9.3%

Carbs

33.1%

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

55%

Carbs

27%

Veg

2.3%

Oils

9.2%

Other

6.5%

Pricing & size