Burns

Burns Active review

Name: Burns Active
Brand: Burns

61.7/100Good

DryAdult

A chicken and rice kibble built for dogs that work, with fat set at 20.0%. It is the hardest-working recipe Burns makes, and the label is short and plainly written, from 29% dried chicken down to 0.5% seaweed. For a properly busy dog it is one of the easier labels to read at this energy level.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Gundogs, farm dogs and canicross partners. A standard kibble cannot keep up with them
Lean dogs that struggle to hold condition. At about 387 kcal per 100g, weight goes on without huge portions
Owners who want every ingredient tied to a named animal or plant
A sensitive stomach in a hard-working body. White rice is one of the gentler cereals a kibble can be built on

Worth watching

A dog whose main exercise is the walk to the bowl. This much fat finds the waistline quickly
Fish meal on the list beside the chicken, so fish comes with every bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

61.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size, from toy to giant. The check before ordering is honest: does your dog really work hard enough to use 20.0% fat?

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Burns Active 61.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Judged as a specialist food for dogs in hard work, which is the job it was made for, it holds its own.

What's in it

White rice37%Carries the carbohydrate. Bland, easy to digest and quick to turn into usable energy, which is why it leads here.
Dried chicken29%Weighed after the water is taken out, so this is concentrated meat. It drives the 26.1% protein in dry matter.
Chicken oilSupplies much of the 20.0% fat that defines the recipe.
Oats7%A slower-burning cereal beside the rice.
PeasA modest plant protein top-up.
Whole linseed, fish mealBoth add omega 3, one from a plant and one from the sea. Fish meal means this is not a chicken-only food.
Sunflower oilOmega 6, for skin and coat.
Seaweed0.5%
Minerals

Taurine at 1000 mg per kilo, with zinc at 50 mg and manganese at 20 mg as amino acid chelates, the form a dog usually absorbs best.

Fat at 20.0% is meant for dogs in real work. A dog with an ordinary routine will put weight on quickly.

Named ingredients

White Rice (37%), Dried Chicken (29%), Chicken Oil, Oats (7%), Peas, Whole Linseed, Fish Meal, Sunflower Oil, Seaweed (0.5%), Minerals.

Against the range

One recipe: chicken and rice, with fat at 20.0% and an estimated 387 kcal per 100g. Every entry on the list is tied to a named species or plant.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

387 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

20%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

21.7%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

7.1%

Carbs

41.3%

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

33.1%

Carbs

53.7%

Veg

0.5%

Oils

8.8%

Other

Pricing & size