Collards

Collards Adult Small Breed Chicken and Rice review

Name: Collards Adult Small Breed Chicken and Rice
Brand: Collards

61.5/100Good

DryAdult

A dense little biscuit for small dogs and the speed they live at, sitting in our Good band. The chicken share is broken open line by line, and protein at 27% with fat at 17% make it a rich bowl for a dry food. Nearly every ingredient comes with a declared percentage.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and toy breeds, the only size this bag is written for
Busy little dogs that empty a bowl fast
Owners who want the chicken share itemised: 27% meat meal, 10% fat, 2% gravy
Older small dogs starting to feel stiff, with glucosamine and chondroitin on the list

Worth watching

Rich at 17% fat, so weigh the portion for a small dog that gains easily
Molluscs and crustaceans supply the glucosamine, putting shellfish in with the chicken

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

How this scores

How we score

61.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult dogs. Go by the bag's own table, 95 grams a day at 5kg and 155 grams at 10kg, and weigh it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Collards Adult Small Breed Chicken and Rice 61.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Lower in carbohydrate and higher in protein than the typical dry food, with the meal and rice build holding the total steady.

What's in it

Chicken meat meal27%Dried before mixing, so the figure carries through the oven close to as printed.
Chicken fat10%A lot for a biscuit, and a named bird.
Chicken gravy2%
Brown rice, white rice15% eachTwo forms spread the release of the starch.
Whole barley12%
Sugar beet pulp, whole linseed5% eachFibre, and plant omega 3 a dog converts slowly.
Potato protein5%Props up the analysis; the chicken still leads.
Dried alfalfa, seaweed meal, FOS from chicory root1%, 0.5%, 0.25%
Salt, potassium chloride, methionine, yucca extract0.01% for the yucca
Molluscs and crustaceans, chondroitin, marigold and rosemary extracts0.005% for the extractsShellfish as the glucosamine source, with no dose printed.

Named ingredients

Chicken 39% (Chicken Meat Meal 27%, Chicken Fat 10%, Chicken Gravy 2%), Brown Rice 15%, White Rice 15%, Whole Barley 12%, Sugar Beet Pulp 5%, Whole Linseed 5%, Potato Protein 5%, Dried Alfalfa 1%, 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

One small breed recipe: chicken at 39%, named on every line it appears, over brown rice, white rice and whole barley. Nearly every ingredient carries its own percentage.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

368.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

27%

Fat

17%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.7%

Fat

18.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

40.6%

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

37%

Added water

Carbs

52%

Veg

1.5%

Other

7.5%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.50 (RRP)
Pack: 2 kg resealable bag, 10 kg bag - the page lists: 2kg Chicken & Rice dry food resealable bag; 10kg Chicken & Rice dry food bag
A 15kg dog eats: 215 g a day
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.75

Energy is 368 kcal per 100g, above the 357 typical, so a small dog needs a genuinely small measure.

Budget end of the market for a dry food, though the price runs a little ahead of what the analysis shows.

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