Chudleys

Chudleys Salmon review

Name: Chudleys Salmon
Brand: Chudleys

42.9/100Average

DryAdult

The Chudleys recipe for a dog that does better on fish. Salmon is declared at a minimum of 26%, and green lipped mussel and glucosamine both carry printed doses, which is the label's best work. There is no wheat on it. It finishes in our Average band, a tidy pick at a respectable par.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that fare better on fish than the everyday meats
Stiff or hard-worked dogs: green lipped mussel at 400 mg/kg, glucosamine at 350 mg/kg
Wheat-free homes, with maize, barley and rice instead
Big appetites, from a 14kg sack

Worth watching

Chicken fat in the recipe, so no good for a poultry-free elimination trial
Maize first, with carbohydrate an estimated 52.9% of dry matter

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

How this scores

How we score

42.9/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. A 15 kg dog sits at about 250 grams a day on the printed guide; let condition settle the exact amount.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Chudleys Salmon 42.9

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A named fish at a printed minimum and a dosed joint pair pull it up; a maize-first list and unquantified extras keep it a step below the typical dry food.

What's in it

Whole grain maizeFirst on the list.
Salmonmin 26%Reads as fresh, so some of that weight cooks off as water.
Prairie mealConcentrated maize protein, backing up the analysis from the plant side.
Whole grain barley, ricerice min 4%
Chicken fatDoes the everyday fat work. Perfectly good, but a second animal.
Unmolassed beet pulp, alfalfa, peas, mineralsmin 4% vegetables
YeastA source of mannan oligosaccharides.
Salmon oilMarine omega 3 on top of the salmon.
Green lipped mussel, glucosamine400mg/kg, 350mg/kgPrinted doses, which few labels bother with.
Dandelion, celery seed, nettle, burdock, devil's claw, blackcurrant, rosemary, pomegranate, rosehips, yucca, beetrootThe herbal and fruit tail.

Named ingredients

Whole grain maize, Salmon (min 26%), Prairie meal, Whole grain barley, Chicken fat, Rice (min 4%), Unmolassed beet pulp, Minerals, Alfalfa, Peas, (min 4% total vegetables). Yeast (source of mannan oligosaccharides), Salmon oil (source of omega 3 fatty acids), Dandelion leaves, Green lipped mussel (400mg/kg), Celery seed, Nettle leaves, Glucosamine (350mg/kg), Burdock root, Devil's claw root, Blackcurrant, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Rosehips, Yucca schidigera, Beetroot

Against the range

One salmon-led adult kibble on a maize, barley and rice base, with a joint package dosed in print.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

347.7 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

22%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

5.8%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

24.2%

Fat

13.2%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

6.4%

Carbs

52.9%

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

26.3%

Carbs

54.9%

Veg

1.8%

Oils

4.6%

Other

12.4%

Pricing & size