Celtic Connection

Celtic Connection Wet Food: Lamb with Goat review

Name: Celtic Connection Wet Food: Lamb with Goat
Brand: Celtic Connection

77.1/100Excellent

WetPuppyAdult

Flavour

Three fish-free tins that print every meat and the broth as separate percentages. The omega 3 comes from cultured microalgae, which is hard to find in a wet food. All three sit in our Excellent band, just above the middle of a shelf our scoring already rates highly.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that react to fish. Microalgae carries the long-chain omega 3 in all three tins
Owners who want the broth counted, at 29.48% beside the meats
Stiffening older dogs, with the joint trio dosed on the label
Mixed-age households: every tin is made for puppies, adults and seniors
A change of animal, as goat and goose are both on offer
Toy breeds to giants, with a 200g and a 400g tin of each

Worth watching

Duck & Goose is mostly turkey, at 45% against 10% each for the named birds
Two or three animals in every tin, so none will carry an elimination diet
No percentages on the cranberries, artichoke and mint

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 puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Check the portion when switching tins: the lamb and goat runs at 147 kcal per 100g against 114 for the poultry pair.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Lamb 77.1
Chicken 76.8
Duck 75.3

All three Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The three finish level, and with two tins printing the same analysis it is the animals on the label that separate them.

What's in it

Lamb, goat35%, 30%Goat is unusual in British dog food.
Broth29.48%
Sweet potato, pumpkinThe starch, with no cereal.
Minerals
Cranberries, artichoke, mintNo percentages given.
Schizochytrium microalgaeCultured algae for long-chain omega 3.
MSM, glucosamine, chondroitin0.1%, 0.09%, 0.03%Printed with figures.

Vitamin D3 at 200 IU per kilo, zinc and manganese as glycine chelates and iodine from calcium iodate, with no copper added.

Named ingredients

Lamb & Goat (35% Lamb, 30% Goat, 29.48% Broth), Sweet Potato, Pumpkin, Minerals, Cranberries, Artichoke, Mint, Schizochytrium Microalgae, MSM (0.1%), Glucosamine (0.09%), Chondroitin (0.03%)

Against the range

Meat: 35% lamb, 30% goat; The only red meat tin; the others are poultry.
Energy: 147 kcal per 100g; 114 on both poultry tins.
Fat, dry matter: 30.4%; 25.0% on the poultry tins.
Copper: Not added; Added to the other two.

When the usual proteins have been used up, goat is a sensible next port of call.

Every tin breaks its meat down by animal and gives the broth its own 29.48%, two or three animals to a recipe. There is no cereal on any label; sweet potato and pumpkin do the starch work. Carbohydrate lands at 10.0% of dry matter on the poultry tins and 14.4% on the lamb, both under the 15.8% of a typical adult wet food.

The omega 3 comes from schizochytrium microalgae, so the range has no fish in it. MSM, glucosamine and chondroitin are printed at 0.1%, 0.09% and 0.03% on all three.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

147 kcal/100g

Protein

10.4%

Fat

7.6%

Fibre

0.4%

Ash

Moisture

75%

Dry weight

Protein

41.6%

Fat

30.4%

Fibre

1.6%

Ash

12%

Carbs

14.4%

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

43.5%

Added water

10%

Carbs

26.1%

Veg

9.4%

Other

11%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £10.63 (RRP)
Pack: 200g / Single Tin, 200g / Pack of 6, 400g / Single Tin, 400g / Pack of 6
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 565 g a day
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £6.01

Richer, so a 15kg adult needs only 565 grams a day, or 493 grams if less active.

Premium end of the market for a wet food, and the analysis does not quite match what you pay.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.