Collards

Collards Hypoallergenic Adult Turkey & Rice review

Name: Collards Hypoallergenic Adult Turkey & Rice
Brand: Collards

57.4/100Good

DryAdult

A plain turkey kibble that does what its name sets out to do, and sits in our Good band. Turkey is the one meat, and the label itemises its meal, fat and gravy shares. Hypoallergenic here is a recipe promise: a short list, no wheat, no soya and no dairy.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that do best when dinner stays plain and familiar
Turkey eaters, as no other meat appears on the label
An itchy or easily upset dog kept away from wheat, soya and dairy
Households feeding several sizes from one bag; the feeding guide runs from 5kg to 80kg
Delicate digestion, helped by rice, barley and beet pulp fibre with a chicory prebiotic behind them

Worth watching

Glucosamine and chondroitin from molluscs and crustaceans, so shellfish appears in a small way
Carbohydrate at 51.7% of dry matter, a touch above the 46.2% typical for adult dry food
A diagnosed allergy still needs its own trigger checked against the label

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

How this scores

How we score

57.4/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults from toy to giant. The label's guide is leaner than our estimate, so start between the two and let the waistline settle it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Collards Hypoallergenic Adult Turkey & Rice 57.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A steady mid-field recipe with no headline ambitions: a modest working meat share, a cereal-led analysis and nothing alarming behind it.

What's in it

Turkey meat meal26%The part doing the feeding. Meal is meat with the water driven off, so it carries more protein per gram than fresh meat.
Turkey fat, turkey gravy3%, 2%Energy and flavour, not protein.
Brown rice, white rice20% eachAmong the gentler cereals on a dog's digestion.
Whole barley12%
Sugar beet pulp4.5%The classic fibre for firm stools.
Whole linseed4.5%Omega 3 for skin and coat.
Dried alfalfa, seaweed meal, chicory FOS1%, 0.5%, 0.25%The FOS feeds the gut flora.
Sodium chloride, potassium chloride, methionine
Molluscs and crustaceans, chondroitinGlucosamine and chondroitin for joints, with no dose printed. The shellfish source matters on a strict one-animal diet.
Yucca, marigold and rosemary extracts0.01% down to 0.005%

Named ingredients

Turkey 31% (Turkey Meat Meal 26%, Turkey Fat 3%, Turkey Gravy 2%), Brown Rice 20%, White Rice 20%, Whole Barley 12%, Sugar Beet Pulp 4.5%, Whole Linseed 4.5%, 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

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

330 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

23%

Fat

10%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25.3%

Fat

11%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.2%

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

29%

Added water

Carbs

56.5%

Veg

1.5%

Other

11%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.50 (RRP)
Pack: 2 kg resealable bag, 10 kg bag - the page lists: 2kg Turkey & Rice dry food resealable bag; 10kg Turkey & Rice dry food bag
A 15kg dog eats: 235 g a day
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.82

The label's own guide gives a 15kg adult 235 grams a day, leaner than our estimate.

Budget end of the market for a dry food, though the price still 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.