Chudleys

Chudleys Lite review

Name: Chudleys Lite
Brand: Chudleys

40.1/100Average

DryAdult

Weight control the old-fashioned way: trim the fat, lift the fibre, keep it simple. Fat is held at 5% and energy at 333 kcal per 100g, where 357 is typical. It lands in our Average band, as cereal-led recipes tend to, but for a dog that needs to lose a little the mechanics all point the right way.

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Our view

Likely to suit

The dog the vet says could stand to lose a bit
Good-doers and neutered dogs whose waistlines creep on ordinary adult food
A bowl that still looks like dinner. Unmolassed beet pulp adds bulk without feeding the waistline
Mixed sizes, as the feeding guide runs from toy breeds to giants

Worth watching

Cereals do the bulk of the work, wheat first, so weigh it if your dog has a history with wheat
Hydrolysed chicken and an unnamed poultry meal, which rules it out on a chicken avoidance plan

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

How this scores

How we score

40.1/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. For a dog actually slimming, feed to the target weight your vet sets and not the current one.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Chudleys Lite 40.1

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Most of the gap to the typical dry food is structural, and the score cannot see that fewer calories per mouthful is exactly the tool an overweight dog needs.

What's in it

Whole grain wheat, whole grain oatsAhead of the meat.
Poultry mealThe sole meat entry, dried and concentrated. The species is never named.
Whole grain maize, whole grain barley
Hydrolysed chickenThe palatant, and the reason a chicken-avoiding dog should pass.
Unmolassed beet pulpBulk that satisfies, part of what lifts fibre to 6.0% of dry matter.
Prairie meal, ricePrairie meal is a concentrated maize protein.
YeastA source of mannan oligosaccharides, a prebiotic.
Alfalfa, peas, minerals, carrots
Salmon oilA small marine omega 3, so not fish free.
Cinnamon to beetrootA fruit and herb tail.

Named ingredients

Whole grain wheat, Whole grain oats, Poultry meal, Whole grain maize, Whole grain barley, Hydrolysed chicken, Unmolassed beet pulp, Prairie meal, Rice, Yeast (source of mannan oligosaccharides), Alfalfa, Peas, Minerals, Carrots, Salmon oil, Cinnamon, Blackcurrant, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Rosehips, Yucca schidigera, Beetroot

Against the range

One poultry meal on a broad cereal base: wheat, oats, maize, barley and rice, with prairie meal propping up the protein. Carbohydrate estimates at 60.4% of dry matter, and protein finishes at 21.7%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

333 kcal/100g

Protein

20%

Fat

Fibre

5.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

21.7%

Fat

5.4%

Fibre

Ash

6.5%

Carbs

60.4%

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

19.2%

Carbs

79%

Veg

0.4%

Other

1.4%

Pricing & size