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Chudleys Complete Wet Working Dog: Chicken rich in White Fish review

Name: Chudleys Complete Wet Working Dog: Chicken rich in White Fish
Brand: Chudleys

64.5/100Good

WetAdult

Flavour

Four wet recipes written for dogs that earn their dinner, all in our Good band. The meat is pinned down, every animal with its own percentage, and the analysis is properly meat-led for a food fed wet. The grain is a deliberate trade, giving a busy dog some steady fuel.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Working and sporting dogs, the animals the range is named for
Owners who want every meat given a percentage
Dogs that take a little gentle grain in their stride
Rotation, as all four are built the same way
Dogs that never drink much: moisture is over three quarters of every serving

Worth watching

Fish oil, rice and oats on all four, so none suits a fish or grain elimination diet
Joint additions at 0.004% and 0.002%, a friendly gesture only
Chicken & Veg lists chicken, beef and lamb, so read the list, not the name

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

How this scores

How we score

64.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The feeding band covers dogs of 10kg to 25kg, so a quieter 15kg dog sits towards the bottom of it.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 68.7
Chicken rich in Turkey 65.0
Chicken rich in White Fish 64.5
Beef 60.4

All four Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Rice and oats keep all four a step behind the typical wet food, and so little divides them that the choice is an animal.

What's in it

Chicken36%The most chicken of the four.
White fish14%Described by type, not species.
Brown rice5%A steady, familiar carrier for a working recipe.
Naked oats2.5%Fibre and slow-release energy.
Dried sweet potato, dried peas1%, 0.6%Equivalent to 4% sweet potato and 2% peas fresh.
Minerals, fish oil0.5% fish oilOmega oils, and fish on every list.
Dried rosemary, dried seaweed0.3% seaweedSeaweed brings iodine.
Yeasts, FOS, glucosamine, chondroitin, yucca extract, cranberry extract0.03% down to 0.002%Prebiotics and a nod to the joints, at garnish levels.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, copper, manganese, iodine and selenium, each with a figure printed.

Named ingredients

Chicken (36%), White Fish (14%), Brown Rice (5%), Naked Oats (2.5%), Dried Sweet Potato (1% equivalent to 4% Sweet Potato), Dried Peas (0.6%, equivalent to 2% Peas), Minerals, Fish Oil (0.5%), Dried Rosemary, Dried Seaweed (0.3%), Yeasts (0.03% a source of Mannan-oligosaccharides), FOS (0.03%), Glucosamine (0.004%), Chondroitin (0.002%), Yucca Extract (0.002%), Cranberry Extract (0.002%).

Against the range

Meat: Chicken 36%, white fish 14%; The only recipe with fish as a headline ingredient.
Protein, dry matter: 39.1%; 43.5% on the two richer recipes.
Energy: 98 kcal per 100g; One of the two lighter recipes.

Chicken and fish together, the lighter way into the range.

Named meat opens every label with a percentage, chicken running from 21% to 36%, and brown rice at 5% and naked oats at 2.5% carry a modest share of the energy. Fish oil, seaweed, prebiotics and a pinch of joint support close all four lists.

Protein converts to between 39.1% and 43.5% of dry matter and fat to between 26.1% and 30.4%. Calcium is not declared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

98.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

Fat

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

77%

Dry weight

Protein

39.1%

Fat

26.1%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

13%

Carbs

19.6%

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

50%

Added water

24.6%

Carbs

18.4%

Veg

0.3%

Oils

0.5%

Other

6.1%