Collards

Collards Adult Salmon & Potato review

Name: Collards Adult Salmon & Potato
Brand: Collards

57.3/100Good

DryAdult

A fish recipe that stays entirely fish, in our Good band. Salmon is declared at 44%, and nothing else on the list comes from an animal. That makes it one of the rare labels that can anchor a single-protein trial for a dog kept on fish.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A fish-only plan. Salmon is the one animal, and nothing joins it
Dogs that have reacted to the common land meats
Owners who like the fresh and dried shares separated
Adults whose condition is being watched, with L-carnitine on the list

Worth watching

Sorghum and barley, so neither grain free nor gluten free
Potato protein at 8%, so not every gram of protein came from salmon
Carbohydrate at 51.7% of dry matter against 46.2% typical

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

How this scores

How we score

57.3/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The label's table gives 235 grams a day for a 15kg dog, so weigh the food and let the ribs make the final call.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Collards Adult Salmon & Potato 57.3

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A large single-species salmon share earns the band, and a heavy starch side keeps it there.

What's in it

Fresh salmon, salmon meal28%, 16%The meal brings the protein through once the oven has taken the water from the fresh fish
Dried potato12%
Whole sorghum11%Gluten free, with a starch profile close to maize
Whole barley10.5%Fibre and slower release, but it carries gluten
Potato protein8%Concentrated plant protein, there to raise the protein figure
Whole linseed, sunflower oil4% (linseed)Plant omega 3 and omega 6
Sugar beet pulp4%
Monosodium phosphate, alfalfa, seaweed meal, salts, methionine0.8% down to 0.4%
Fructo-oligosaccharide (chicory root extract)0.25%Feeds the gut bacteria
Yucca, L-carnitine, marigold, rosemary0.01% down to 0.005%Printed at a size that says exactly how much they are doing

Named ingredients

Salmon 44% (Fresh Salmon 28%, Salmon meal 16%), Dried Potato 12%, Whole Sorghum 11%, Whole Barley 10.5%, Potato Protein 8%, Whole linseed 4%, Sugar Beet Pulp 4%, Sunflower Oil, Monosodium Phosphate, Dried Alfalfa 0.8%, Natural Seaweed Meal 0.4%, Fructo-Oligosaccharide (from chicory root extract 0.25%), Sodium chloride, Potassium chloride, Methionine, Yucca extract 0.01%, L-Carnitine, Marigold extract 0.005%, Rosemary extract 0.005%.

Against the range

One adult kibble with salmon as the only animal on the label: 44% in total, 28% fresh and 16% meal. There is no unnamed fat, digest or hydrolysate. Dried potato, whole sorghum and whole barley carry the starch, potato protein lifts the protein figure, and almost every minor ingredient prints its own percentage.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

335 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

22%

Fat

11%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

24.2%

Fat

12.1%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

9.3%

Carbs

51.7%

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

44%

Carbs

45.5%

Veg

1.2%

Oils

1.9%

Other

7.4%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £4.00 (RRP)
Pack: 2 kg resealable bag, 10 kg bag - the page lists: 2kg Salmon & Potato dry food resealable bag; 10kg Salmon & Potato dry food bag
A 15kg dog eats: 235 g a day
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.94

Middle of the market for dry food, and fair value for the quality.

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