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Brit Care Mini Grain Free Yorkshire review

Name: Brit Care Mini Grain Free Yorkshire
Brand: Brit

67/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

A small-breed kibble named for the Yorkshire Terrier, with fish at the front of the label and the coat in mind throughout. Salmon, fresh salmon protein and dried tuna open the list, and buckwheat and pulses stand in for grain. Linseed at 5% and salmon oil at 3% are the recipe's case for that long, fine Yorkie coat.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Yorkshire Terriers, the dog it was named for and built around
Small breeds with long, fine coats. Linseed at 5% and salmon oil at 3% feed the skin from the inside
A dog that prefers fish to meat: salmon and tuna head the list
One small dog fed from puppy to senior on the same bag
Small dogs starting to stiffen, with glucosamine at 260 mg/kg and chondroitin at 160 mg/kg declared

Worth watching

Chicken fat sits high on the list, so a chicken-sensitive dog on a strict elimination diet cannot rely on it
Energy dense at 391 kcal per 100g. Weigh the portions for a dog that prefers laps to walks

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

How this scores

How we score

67/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breeds at every life stage. Weigh the daily amount: the label asks 40 to 55 grams a day for a dog between 2kg and 4kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Brit Care Mini Grain Free Yorkshire 67.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

An unusually meaty build for a small-breed kibble, with estimated carbohydrate well under what adult dry food usually carries.

What's in it

Salmon20%Fresh fish, so most of its water goes in the oven.
Fresh salmon protein, dried tuna15% eachThe dried tuna keeps the protein standing once the water has gone. Protein finishes at 30% as fed.
Yellow pea, chickpeasBinding, with no grain anywhere on the list.
Chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols)A well-liked, digestible fat that supplies much of the energy. It also means the food is not single species.
Linseed5%A generous inclusion, there for the coat.
Buckwheat
Salmon oil3%Works with the linseed on skin and coat.
Dried apples, brewer's yeast, algae0.5% algae
Hydrolysed crustacean shells, cartilage extract260 and 160 mg/kgSources of glucosamine and chondroitin, each with its dose printed. Shellfish is on the label.
Blueberries, prebiotics, yucca, herbs and fruits230 mg/kg down to 25 mg/kgTrace level, flourish more than function.

A full vitamin and mineral pack, with taurine and choline added.

Named ingredients

Salmon (20%), fresh salmon protein (15%), dried tuna (15%), yellow pea, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols), chickpeas, linseed (5%), buckwheat, salmon oil (3%), 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

One recipe, grain free, with three fish entries opening the label and yellow pea, chickpeas and buckwheat doing the binding. Chicken fat supplies much of the energy, so fish leads but it is not a single-species food.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

391 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

19%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

8.4%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

33.3%

Fat

21.1%

Fibre

3.1%

Ash

9.3%

Carbs

33.2%

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

50%

Carbs

30.7%

Veg

2.6%

Oils

8.9%

Other

7.9%

Pricing & size