Carnilove

Carnilove Pate Pouches: Turkey & Buffalo review

Name: Carnilove Pate Pouches: Turkey & Buffalo
Brand: Carnilove

77.1/100Excellent

WetAdult

Flavour

Six pâté pouches on one template, and the second animal is the interesting part: buffalo, quail, pheasant, venison, wild boar and duck. Five sit in our Excellent band and the venison in Outstanding. There is no fish in any of them, which is rarer in wet food than it should be.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that thrive on turkey, the lead in all six at 44%
Owners hunting an unusual second meat, named and counted at 26%
Dogs that must stay off fish. The omega 3 comes from linseed oil
A pouch to open in place of half a tin, at 300g
Very low carbohydrate feeding, as the estimate comes out at nothing
Owners who want the energy figure printed, which every pouch does

Worth watching

Turkey at 44% in every one, so check that first for a dog kept off it
Cassia gum sets the pâté, for a short additive list
Calcium reaches 3.98% of dry matter on the Turkey and Venison
Fibre up to 20.0% of dry matter on the pheasant

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

How this scores

How we score

77.1/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The label puts a 15kg dog at 450 to 750 grams a day, so portion to the waistline within that.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Turkey 80.1
Turkey 77.1
Turkey 76.9
Turkey 76.6
Turkey 76.6
Turkey 76.6

Six recipes across Outstanding and Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The six finish close together, which makes rotation easy, with the venison a step ahead.

What's in it

Turkey44%The lead in all six.
Buffalo26%An unusual second meat, named and counted.
Broth
Rose petals4%A signature more than a nutritional argument.
Pea flour
Linseed oilThe only added fat, with plant omega 3 and nothing marine.
Pea fibre

Vitamins A, D3 and E, zinc, iron, copper and taurine at 800 mg, all dosed; cassia gum sets the pâté.

Named ingredients

Turkey 44 %, Buffalo 26 %, broth, rose petals 4%, pea flour, linseed oil, pea fibre.

Against the range

Energy: 129 kcal per 100g; The most energy dense; the Quail is 106.
Moisture: 73.2%; Up to 79.0% on the Quail.
Protein, dry matter: 39.6%; 37.6% to 40.6% across the range.

The richest pouch of the six, so the bowl can be a little smaller.

Every pouch is built the same way: turkey at 44%, a second named animal at 26%, broth, one plant at 4%, then pea flour, linseed oil and pea fibre. More than two thirds of each pouch is named meat, and there is no fish anywhere in the range.

Protein converts to between 37.6% and 40.6% of dry matter and fat to between 31.5% and 38.9%. Fibre runs from 10.0% to 20.0% of dry matter, high for wet food, and calcium moves most between recipes, from 1.25% to 3.98%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

129 kcal/100g

Protein

10.6%

Fat

10.15%

Fibre

4.8%

Ash

Moisture

73.2%

Dry weight

Protein

39.6%

Fat

37.9%

Fibre

17.9%

Ash

11.2%

Carbs

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

70%

Added water

20.8%

Carbs

4.3%

Oils

0.9%

Other

Pricing & size