Collards

Collards Older/Overweight Dry Salmon and Potato review

Name: Collards Older/Overweight Dry Salmon and Potato
Brand: Collards

46.8/100Average

DryAdultSenior

An Average-band fish kibble for older or heavier dogs. Salmon is declared at 29%, but 25% of that is fresh fish, so less of it survives the oven than the front of the bag suggests. Glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine are all on the list.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs whose appetite has stayed put while the exercise has dropped away
Keeping an adult in shape, with fat declared at 10%
A fish diet: salmon is the only named meat and no land animal appears
Stiffening joints, with glucosamine and chondroitin in the recipe

Worth watching

Protein declared at 19%. Watch how an older dog carries its muscle
Shellfish in the bowl, as molluscs and crustaceans supply the glucosamine
Carbohydrate estimated at 57.7% of dry matter against 46.2% for the typical dry food

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

How this scores

How we score

46.8/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. For a dog being slimmed, start from the label's 240 grams for a 15kg dog and weigh it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Collards Older/Overweight Dry Salmon and Potato 46.8

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Salmon named throughout and an itemised list lift it, and the modest animal share with starch behind it keeps it a step under the typical dry food.

What's in it

Salmon (fresh salmon, salmon meal)29% (25% + 4%)Fresh fish is mostly water and loses it in cooking. Only 4% is dried meal.
Dried potato, whole sorghum23%, 17%The body of the kibble.
Potato protein7%Plant protein lifting the analysis.
Whole barley, naked oats7.5%Naked oats are the hull-free form.
Whole linseed, sugar beet pulp4% eachPlant omega 3, then fibre.
Dicalcium phosphate, dried alfalfa, sunflower oil, seaweed meal0.8%, 0.4%Calcium works out at 1.12% of dry matter.
Fructo-oligosaccharide, salts, methionine0.25%Methionine balances a recipe leaning partly on plant protein.
Molluscs and crustaceans, chondroitin, taurineJoint and heart additions, none with a printed dose. Shellfish sits on this list.
Yucca, marigold and rosemary extracts0.01% down to 0.005%

Energy at 335 kcal per 100g is only a little under typical, so slimming rests on the measured portion.

Named ingredients

Salmon 29% (Fresh Salmon 25%, Salmon Meal 4%), Dried Potato 23%, Whole Sorghum 17%, Potato Protein 7%, Whole Barley 7.5%, Naked Oats, Whole linseed 4%, Sugar Beet Pulp 4%, Dicalcium phosphate, Dried Alfalfa 0.8%, Sunflower Oil, Natural Seaweed Meal 0.4%, Fructo-Oligosaccharide (from chicory root extract 0.25%), Sodium chloride, Potassium chloride, Methionine, Molluscs and Crustaceans as source of glucosamine, Yucca extract 0.01%, Chondroitin, Taurine, Marigold extract 0.005%, Rosemary extract 0.005%.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

335.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

19%

Fat

10%

Fibre

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

20.9%

Fat

11%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.1%

Carbs

57.7%

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%

Carbs

62.3%

Veg

1.2%

Oils

0.8%

Other

6.7%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £4.30 (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: 240 g a day
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £1.03

For a dog being slimmed, the label's lower daily figure is the place to start.

Middle of the dry market, and you pay a little more than the analysis alone would justify.

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