Chapel Farm

Chapel Farm Invest 'N' Digest Grain Free review

Name: Chapel Farm Invest 'N' Digest Grain Free
Brand: Chapel Farm

62.7/100Good

DryAdultSenior

Flavour

A digestion-first pair in our Good band, built on a short list with no grain. The original holds salmon as its only animal ingredient, which is rare. The duck version scores a touch higher but brings poultry fat with it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs whose digestion needs a hand, with FOS and MOS both on the label
Elimination feeders: the salmon recipe names no animal beyond fish
Grain-avoiding homes, since sweet potato, potato and peas carry the starch
Maturing dogs. The salmon label covers seniors too

Worth watching

Unnamed poultry fat and salmon oil in the duck recipe
Starch close to half the dry matter, which suits steady dogs more than hard workers
Salmon supplied dried, hydrolysed and as gravy, not fresh

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

How this scores

How we score

62.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

The salmon is listed for adults and seniors of any size, the duck for small adult dogs. Pick by the animal list first if the bowl must hold one protein.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Duck 63.9
Chapel Farm Invest 'N' Digest Grain Free 62.7

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The two keep step, with the duck's small edge coming from its protein and balance readings.

What's in it

Salmon: dried, hydrolysed, gravy30% (17%, 7%, 6%)The only animal on the label. Dried fish holds its protein through cooking better than fresh.
Sweet potatoes, potato flakes, peas17% eachThese carry the starch.
Salmon oil7%A generous omega 3 allowance, the kind that shows in skin and coat.
Potato protein, dried beet pulpBeet pulp for gentle fibre.
Dried chicory0.5%A source of FOS and inulin.
Minerals
Yeast hydrolysate, Yucca schidigeraMOS and beta glucans from the yeast.

Taurine at 1000 mg per kilo and L-carnitine at 100 mg, with vitamins and trace minerals all dosed in print.

Named ingredients

Salmon (30%, of which dried salmon 17%, hydrolyzed salmon 7%, salmon gravy 6%), sweet potatoes (17%), potato flakes (17%), peas (17%, salmon oil (7%), potato protein, dried beet pulp, dried chicory (0.5%, a natural source of FOS and inulin), minerals, yeast hydrolysate (a natural source of MOS and beta glucans), Yucca schidigera.

Against the range

Animals on the label: Salmon only; Duck, poultry fat and salmon oil in the duck
Salmon oil: 7%; 0.5% in the duck
Life stage: Adult and senior; Adult, small breeds, in the duck

The bag to buy when one animal in the bowl is the whole point.

Both bags keep grain out and lean on sweet potato, potato flakes and peas at matching shares for the starch. Estimated carbohydrate finishes at 46.9% and 44.6% of dry matter. Chicory and yeast hydrolysate bring the prebiotics, beet pulp the fibre, and taurine is dosed at 1000 mg per kilo in each.

What varies is the animal side: salmon alone in the original, duck with poultry fat and a little salmon oil in the second.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

346 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

27%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

7.3%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.7%

Fat

13.2%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

Carbs

46.9%

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

44.8%

Added water

Carbs

49.2%

Pricing & size