Collards

Collards Adult Lamb and Rice review

Name: Collards Adult Lamb and Rice
Brand: Collards

56.5/100Good

DryAdult

One animal, named line by line: lamb meal, lamb fat and lamb gravy add up to a declared 33%. Rice in two forms carries the starch, and glucosamine and chondroitin close the list for the joints. It sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners choosing lamb on purpose; every animal entry is lamb
Dogs that do well on rice
Steady adults in ordinary condition, the dog the feeding guide is written around
Older dogs feeling their joints

Worth watching

Shellfish and gluten both in the bowl, from the glucosamine source and the barley
Calcium at 2.09% of dry matter, generous for an adult

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

How this scores

How we score

56.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. The bag's table gives a 15kg dog 235 grams; begin there and let the waistline settle the rest.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Collards Adult Lamb and Rice 56.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Named lamb and a fully percentaged list lift it; the grain share and a modest protein figure keep it level, and as an everyday bowl for a lamb dog it is dependable.

What's in it

Lamb meat and bone meal27%Dried and concentrated, so it holds its share through the oven. Bone travels with it, and the ash and calcium show it.
Lamb fat, lamb gravy4% and 2%Species named exactly where labels usually go quiet.
Brown rice, white rice21% eachQuick starch from one, bran fibre from the other. One of the gentler grains.
Whole barley10%Carries gluten.
Whole linseed5%Plant omega 3, milled into the biscuit. Give a coat a few weeks to answer.
Sugar beet pulp3%
Potato protein
Dried alfalfa, seaweed meal, fructo-oligosaccharide0.5% down to 0.25%The FOS feeds the gut bacteria.
Salts, methionine, yucca extract
Molluscs and crustaceans (glucosamine), chondroitin, marigold and rosemary extractsThe usual shell route for glucosamine, with no dose printed. Shellfish in the bowl.

Calcium works out at 2.09% of dry matter, towards the generous end for a grown dog.

Named ingredients

Lamb 33% (Lamb Meat and Bone meal 27%, Lamb Fat 4%, Lamb Gravy 2%), Brown Rice 21%, White Rice 21%, Whole Barley 10%, Whole Linseed 5%, Sugar Beet Pulp 3%, Potato Protein, Dried Alfalfa 0.5%, Natural Seaweed Meal 0.5%, Fructo-Oligosaccharide (from chicory root extract 0.25%), Sodium chloride, Potassium chloride, Methionine, Yucca extract 0.01%, Molluscs and Crustaceans as source of glucosamine, Chondroitin, Marigold extract 0.005%, Rosemary extract 0.005%.

Against the range

Lamb is declared at 33% and split three ways, with the species named on the fat and the gravy too. Brown and white rice at 21% each and whole barley at 10% carry the starch, and nearly every ingredient has its own percentage.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

330.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

23%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

9.2%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25.3%

Fat

12.1%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

10.1%

Carbs

49.2%

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

31%

Added water

Carbs

58.2%

Veg

Other

7.8%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.90 (RRP)
Pack: 2 kg resealable bag, 10 kg bag - the page lists: 2kg Lamb & Rice dry food resealable bag; 10kg Lamb & Rice dry food bag
A 15kg dog eats: 235 g a day
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.92

Budget end of the market for a dry food, if a touch dear for what the analysis shows.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.