Burgess

Burgess Supadog Finest Light review

Name: Burgess Supadog Finest Light
Brand: Burgess

40.2/100Average

DryAdult

A plain slimming kibble in our Average band: less fat, more fibre and fewer calories per mouthful than a standard adult food. L-Carnitine is added to help the body burn fat and spare muscle. Underneath, this is a cereal-first recipe with its animal protein concentrated into meals.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs carrying too much padding, at an estimated 298 kcal per 100g against a typical 357
Hungry types who clear the bowl and ask again. Fibre at 6.0% helps a smaller ration satisfy
Slimming support in print, with L-Carnitine dosed at 150 mg/kg
One bag for a house of mixed sizes

Worth watching

Meat and bone meal with no species, so a dog with a meat intolerance has nothing to go on
Lignocellulose, which does its slimming job but divides opinion
Wheat, wheat feed and oat feed, if cereals have caused trouble before

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

How this scores

How we score

40.2/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size, for dogs that need to lose weight. Weigh the portion and trim it as the waist reappears.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Burgess Supadog Finest Light 40.2

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A cereal-heavy recipe and a small named meat share pull nutritional balance down, though as a slimming tool for a healthy dog it still does what it says.

What's in it

Wholegrain maize, wholegrain wheatCereal first; this sets the recipe's character.
Poultry meal11%9% of the food is declared chicken.
Meat and bone mealRendered, from any animal. Protein and minerals, but nothing for label clarity.
Dried beet pulp, wheat feed, oat feed
Minerals, lignocelluloseLignocellulose is plant fibre that fills without feeding.
Yeast, poultry gravy, poultry fatBrewer's yeast brings B vitamins.
Fish meal, fish oil0.5%A marine protein top-up; the share is for the oil.
Yeast as a source of MOS0.2%Prebiotic, for the gut.
Yucca, glucosamine0.024% and 0.014%Glucosamine is a nod to the joints carrying the extra weight.

Vitamins A, D3 and E and L-Carnitine, plus trace minerals mostly as sulphates and oxides, with part of the zinc chelated for readier absorption.

Named ingredients

Wholegrain Maize, Wholegrain Wheat, Poultry Meal (11% inc Chicken 9%), Meat & Bone Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Wheat Feed, Oat Feed, Minerals, Lignocellulose, Yeast (Brewer's Yeast and Grains), Poultry Gravy, Poultry Fat, Fish Meal, Fish Oil (0.5%), Yeast (as a source of Mannan-oligosaccharides (Prebiotic MOS 0.2%)), Yucca Schidgera (0.024%), Glucosamine (0.014%).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

297.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

20%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

9.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

21.7%

Fat

6.5%

Fibre

6.5%

Ash

10.3%

Carbs

55%

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

24.9%

Added water

0.5%

Carbs

72.4%

Oils

0.7%

Other

1.5%

Pricing & size