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Brit Care Mini Sensitive Grain Free review

Name: Brit Care Mini Sensitive Grain Free
Brand: Brit

56/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

A short recipe with an unusual meat, sitting in our Good band. Venison leads at 40%, a novel protein for most dogs, which is the whole point for a small dog with a delicate stomach. Estimated carbohydrate converts to 38.0% of dry matter against the typical 46.2%.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small dogs with touchy digestion, with prebiotic support declared
Dogs bored of the everyday meats
Owners keeping grain out of the bowl
A small dog at any age, puppy through to senior

Worth watching

Chicken fat and salmon oil behind the venison, so it is venison-led, which matters to a formal elimination trial
Richer than usual at 386 kcal per 100g, so watch portions on a less active dog

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

How this scores

How we score

56/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small dogs from puppy to senior. A 4kg to 6kg dog is asked for 60 to 80 grams a day by the label's table.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Venison

The score, in context

Brit Care Mini Sensitive Grain Free 56.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Level with the typical adult kibble on the headline, it earns its place quietly: one named meat at a real share, no cereal and less starch than usual.

What's in it

Venison40%Digests easily and is novel for most dogs. Fresh and dried are not split, so some leaves as water.
Yellow pea
Chicken fatPreserved with tocopherols. Brings chicken onto a venison label.
Chickpeas, buckwheatStructure without grain.
Dried applesA little fruit fibre.
Salmon oil, linseed3% eachMarine omega 3s, with linseed in support.
Brewer's yeast, algae0.5% algae
Hydrolysed crustacean shells, cartilage extract260, 160 mg/kgThe glucosamine and chondroitin sources. The shells are shellfish.
MOS, FOS, inulin150 down to 90 mg/kgPrebiotics for the gut.
Blueberries, herbs and fruits, yucca, milk thistle, sea buckthorn, chamomile, cloves, sage230 down to 25 mg/kgTrace levels only.

Vitamins including C and taurine, with zinc, iron, manganese, copper and selenium, every one dosed.

Crustacean shells are on the list, worth knowing if shellfish is a concern.

Named ingredients

Venison (40%), yellow pea, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols), chickpeas, buckwheat, dried apples, salmon oil (3%), linseed (3%), 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-dog sensitivity recipe: venison at 40%, then yellow pea, chickpeas and buckwheat with no cereal. The joint and prebiotic package that runs through the Brit Care Mini shelf is dosed in print, and calcium sits at 1.56% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

386 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

17%

Fibre

Ash

8.8%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

31.1%

Fat

18.9%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

38%

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

40%

Carbs

39.5%

Veg

3.2%

Oils

10.6%

Other

6.7%

Pricing & size