Chudleys

Chudleys Working Crunch review

Name: Chudleys Working Crunch
Brand: Chudleys

50/100Good

DryAdult

The ration Chudleys mixes for dogs with a job: poultry meal first at a declared minimum of 26%, fat lifted to 15% for fuel, and joint herbs folded in for wear and tear. It sits in our Good band. Judged against its purpose, a hard day's fuel from a big sack, it holds together rather well.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Working gundogs, farm dogs and canicross partners, fed for output
Meat leading the list for once, with poultry meal first
Dogs that come home stiff, given green lipped mussel, glucosamine and devil's claw in the blend
High-volume homes, where the 14kg sack is the natural format

Worth watching

Portions need honest review in the off season, when the same scoops settle on the ribs
Whole grain wheat sits second on the list
Unnamed poultry meal and hydrolysed chicken, so chicken-avoiding dogs are not catered for

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

How this scores

How we score

50/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for working adults of every size. Feed to the workload: the table runs well above the resting amount for a dog in genuine work, so let the waistline set the scoop.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Chudleys Working Crunch 50.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Unnamed poultry, wheat in second place and undosed extras cost it ground; a concentrated meat meal first and an analysis built for real work win it back.

What's in it

Poultry mealmin 26%Already dried, so the figure survives cooking. The species is never named.
Whole grain wheat, whole grain maizeMost of the starch.
Chicken fatWhere the crunch gets its calories.
Hydrolysed chickenThe palatant.
Whole grain oats, full fat linseedLinseed for plant omega 3.
Unmolassed beet pulp, yeastFibre, and mannan oligosaccharides as a prebiotic.
Salmon oil, seaweedMarine omega 3.
Dandelion, celery seed, burdock, nettle
Green lipped mussel, glucosamine, devil's claw rootNone dosed, so pleasant to see and not a clinical joint supplement.
Blackcurrant, rosemary, pomegranate, rosehips, yucca, beetroot

Named ingredients

Poultry meal (min 26%), Whole grain wheat, Whole grain maize, Chicken fat, Hydrolysed chicken, Whole grain oats, Full fat linseed, Unmolassed beet pulp, Yeast (source of mannan oligosaccharides), Salmon oil, Seaweed, Dandelion leaves, Celery seed, Burdock root, Nettle leaves, Green lipped mussel, glucosamine, Devil's claw root, Blackcurrant, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Rosehips, Yucca schidigera, Beetroot

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

360.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

15%

Fibre

3.25%

Ash

6.25%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.4%

Fat

16.5%

Fibre

3.6%

Ash

6.9%

Carbs

46.6%

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

34.1%

Carbs

55.8%

Veg

0.8%

Oils

8.4%

Other

0.9%

Pricing & size