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Butchers Lean & Tasty Foil: With Turkey, Rice & Veg review

Name: Butchers Lean & Tasty Foil: With Turkey, Rice & Veg
Brand: Butchers

73.4/100Excellent

WetAdult

Flavour

The lighter tray in the brand's range, and all three recipes share a place in our Excellent band. The label is unusually forthcoming, down to a percentage on the broth. Fat is held down and the calories come down with it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs who could stand to lose a little
Owners who want each animal itemised with its own figure
Portioned meals. A 150g tray stays sealed until it is opened
Dogs that ignore the water bowl, 82% of every tray being moisture
Adults right across the size range

Worth watching

Beef and chicken in all three, so none can anchor an avoidance plan for either
Carbohydrate at an estimated 23.9% of dry matter, against nearer 15.8% for typical wet
Light trays, so a big dog gets through a fair number

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

How this scores

How we score

73.4/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyExcellent

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults from toy to giant. For a large dog, count the trays a day from the label's guide before you choose between the 12 and 24 packs.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

With Chicken 75.2
With Beef 73.4
With Turkey 73.4

All three Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

All three keep pace with a demanding wet category, held back from more only by the starch and the liquid around the meat.

What's in it

British and Irish farmed meats: beef, turkey, chicken26.5%, 13.5%, 10%Three animals, the only tray with turkey.
Broth (water, dried seaweed)37.5%The liquid has a percentage, more than most trays manage; the seaweed's share is not given.
Cooked wholegrain rice6%The only cereal.
Carrots5%No second vegetable here.
Minerals
Parsley, chicory rootChicory brings inulin, a soluble fibre for the gut bacteria.
Rosehip, mint

L-carnitine at 200 mg, which has a hand in how the body handles fat, plus vitamins A, D3 and E, manganese, zinc and iodine, every one dosed.

Named ingredients

British and Irish Farmed Meats (Beef 26.5%, Turkey 13.5%, Chicken 10%), Broth 37.5% (Including Water and Dried Seaweed), Cooked Wholegrain Rice 6%, Carrots 5%, Minerals, Parsley, Chicory Root, Rosehip, Mint.

Against the range

Animals: Beef, turkey, chicken; Beef and chicken only on the other two.
Carrots: 5%; 2.5% with a second vegetable on the others.
Beef: 26.5%; The least of the three.

A little variety for a dog with no protein worries.

Every tray opens with British and Irish farmed meats, each animal with its own percentage and beef leading on all three, whatever the name on the front. Behind them is a broth at 37.5%, water with dried seaweed, then cooked wholegrain rice at 6% and a little veg.

The analysis is identical across the range: fat held to 13.9% of dry matter, protein at 47.2%, energy at 72 kcal per 100g. What varies is the second and third animal and which vegetable sits beside the carrots.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

72.2 kcal/100g

Protein

8.5%

Fat

2.5%

Fibre

0.2%

Ash

2.5%

Moisture

82%

Dry weight

Protein

47.2%

Fat

13.9%

Fibre

1.1%

Ash

13.9%

Carbs

23.9%

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

29.8%

Added water

37.5%

Carbs

Veg

11.2%

Other

15.5%

Pricing & size