Buddy

Buddy Salmon Light/Senior review

Name: Buddy Salmon Light/Senior
Brand: Buddy

64.5/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A lighter, senior take on the brand's salmon recipe that trims the fat and leaves the construction alone. Dried salmon protein leads at 35%, fresh wild-caught salmon follows at 15%, and peas with sweet potato replace grain. Prebiotics and a printed joint pair cover the ageing details, and it earns our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs easing off the pace
Adults carrying extra padding, fat at 13.3% of dry matter
Dogs that get on best with fish
Digestive support in print, both prebiotics with declared inclusions

Worth watching

Chicken fat and hydrolysed chicken liver, so not poultry free
Built light: a hard-working dog may need bigger portions

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

How this scores

How we score

64.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. A 15kg adult in moderate condition works through roughly 180 grams a day as a rough estimate.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Buddy Salmon Light/Senior 64.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It sits above the middle of its band, carried by the dried salmon leading the list and a fully dosed additive panel.

What's in it

Dried salmon protein35%Water already gone, so the declared figure survives cooking.
Peas
Wild-caught salmon15%The fresh element.
Sweet potatoWith peas, the starch. No grain.
Chicken fatFor energy. Poultry in a salmon recipe.
Dried apples, carrots
Hydrolysed chicken liver2%For appeal.
Salmon oil, dried kelpTops up the marine omegas.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.026%, 0.016%The senior brief.
MOS, FOS, Mojave yucca, citrus, turmeric, rosemary extracts0.015% down to 0.005%The extracts are flourish.

A full panel with vitamin E at 400 mg and zinc at 85 mg, iron at 75 mg and copper at 15 mg per kilo.

Named ingredients

Dried salmon protein (35%), peas, wild-caught salmon (15%), sweet potato, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols), dried apples, hydrolysed chicken liver (2%), salmon oil, carrots, dried kelp (ascophyllum nodosum), glucosamine (0.026%), chondroitin sulphate (0.016%), mannan-oligosaccharides (0.015%), fructo-oligosaccharides (0.012%), Mojave yucca (0.01%), citrusextrakt (0.005%), curcumaextrakt (0.005%) och rosemarinextrakt (0.005%). Tillverkare: Petbuddy AB

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

338.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

28.9%

Fat

13.3%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.3%

Carbs

46.2%

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

52%

Carbs

35.4%

Veg

Oils

6.5%

Other

0.1%

Pricing & size