Collards

Collards Older/Overweight Turkey & Rice review

Name: Collards Older/Overweight Turkey & Rice
Brand: Collards

51.6/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A lean turkey and rice kibble for dogs that need fewer calories than they once did, and it lands in our Good band. Fat is held to 8.5% and energy to 324 kcal per 100g, so a heavier dog gets a normal-looking bowl and takes in less. Joint support is built into the recipe.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Easing a heavier dog back to a comfortable shape
Older dogs with stiffening joints
Turkey eaters. No other land animal is named
Homes with dogs of very different sizes, since the table runs from 5kg to 80kg

Worth watching

Molluscs and crustaceans supply the glucosamine, which rules out a strict one-animal trial
Barley brings gluten
No declared dose for the chondroitin or taurine

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

How this scores

How we score

51.6/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The label asks 240 grams for a 15kg dog against our estimate of 259, so let the waistline settle it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Collards Older/Overweight Turkey & Rice 51.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

For the older or heavier dog the name points at, a sensible place to be: a named meat, a lot of cereal, and small print that earns marks back.

What's in it

Turkey (turkey meat meal, turkey fat, turkey gravy)24% (20%, 2%, 2%)The bird is named every time. Meat meal has lost its water already, so the 20% survives the oven.
Brown rice, white rice23% each
Whole barley15%The better form of the grain, though it brings gluten.
Pea starch
Sugar beet pulp, whole linseed4.5% eachFibre, and plant omega 3 from the linseed.
Dried alfalfa, natural seaweed meal1%, 0.5%Seaweed for iodine.
Fructo-oligosaccharide (from chicory root extract)0.25%A prebiotic for the gut bacteria.
Sodium chloride, potassium chloride, methioninemethionine 0.05%Methionine is often added where urinary pH matters.
Molluscs and crustaceans (glucosamine), chondroitin, taurineJoint support with no dose declared. The source puts shellfish in the bowl.
Yucca extract, marigold extract, rosemary extract0.01% down to 0.005%Rosemary is a natural antioxidant.

Carbohydrate is estimated at 57.2% of dry matter, against 46.2% for the typical adult dry food.

Named ingredients

Turkey 24% (Turkey Meat Meal 20%, Turkey Fat 2%, Turkey Gravy 2%), Brown Rice 23%, White Rice 23%, Whole Barley 15%, Pea Starch, 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 0.05%, Molluscs and Crustaceans as source of glucosamine, Yucca extract 0.01%, Chondroitin, Taurine, Marigold extract 0.005%, Rosemary extract 0.005%.

Against the range

One lean, cereal-based kibble with turkey as the only land animal. Rice and barley carry most of the bowl, and joint support comes from shellfish-derived glucosamine with chondroitin.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

324.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

20%

Fat

8.5%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

22%

Fat

9.3%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

57.2%

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

22%

Added water

Carbs

67.9%

Veg

1.5%

Other

6.6%

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: 240 g a day
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.84

The label's table asks 240 grams a day for a 15kg dog.

Budget end of the dry market, though you pay a premium relative to the analysis.

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