Collards

Collards Puppy Lamb and Rice review

Name: Collards Puppy Lamb and Rice
Brand: Collards

61.1/100Good

DryPuppy

A rich lamb puppy kibble that sits in our Good band. The label splits its 40% lamb into meat and bone meal, fat and gravy, each with a figure. Bone in the meal pushes calcium to 1.92% of dry matter, generous for growth and easier on smaller pups than big ones.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies who do best on red meat, with lamb the only meat named
Hungry, high-output pups: fat at 19.0% and carbohydrate at an estimated 35.0% of dry matter against 39.0% typical
Small and medium breed puppies, where the mineral level sits most easily
Owners who like the meat itemised, share by share
A prebiotic and an antioxidant in print, with chicory FOS at 0.25% and rosemary extract at 0.005%

Worth watching

Meat and bone meal lifts ash to 8.6% and calcium beyond what large breed growth usually asks for
Salmon oil on the list, so lamb is not the only animal
Barley and two rices, for a grain-free household

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

How this scores

How we score

61.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, though the minerals suit small and medium growers best. Start from the bag's chart and adjust by the ribs and the waistline as your pup grows.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Collards Puppy Lamb and Rice 61.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

An itemised meat block earns the transparency; the mineral load from bone in the meal is what holds the rest down.

What's in it

Lamb meat and bone meal26%Ground bone rides along with the meat, a natural calcium and phosphorus source.
Lamb fat, lamb gravy12%, 2%An unusually large fat inclusion, from the same animal. It is why fat reads 19.0%.
Brown rice, white rice12% each
Potato proteinA plant protein.
Whole barley11.5%
Whole linseed5%Large for a seed, bringing plant omega 3 and fibre.
Sugar beet pulp2%The gentler kind of fibre.
Salmon oilOmega 3, and fish in an otherwise lamb-only bowl.
Alfalfa, seaweed meal0.5% eachSeaweed for iodine.
FOS, salts, methionine, yucca, L-carnitine, marigold, rosemary extract0.25% down to 0.005%Rosemary keeps the fats fresh, which matters with this much fat.

Calcium at 1.92% of dry matter is above what large or giant breed growth usually asks for.

The vitamin and trace element panel is headed on the label but printed without doses.

Named ingredients

Lamb 40% (Lamb Meat and Bone meal 26% Lamb Fat 12%, Lamb Gravy 2%), Brown Rice 12%, White Rice 12%, Potato Protein, Whole Barley 11.5%, Whole Linseed 5%, Sugar Beet Pulp 2%, Salmon Oil, Dried Alfalfa 0.5%, Natural Seaweed Meal 0.5%, Fructo-Oligosaccharide (from chicory root extract 0.25%), Sodium chloride, Potassium chloride, Methionine 0.05%, Yucca extract 0.01%, L-Carnitine, Marigold extract 0.005%, Rosemary extract 0.005%.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

374.7 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

29%

Fat

19%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

8.6%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.9%

Fat

20.9%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

9.5%

Carbs

35%

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

38%

Added water

Carbs

46.5%

Veg

Oils

2.9%

Other

9.5%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £4.30 (RRP)
Pack: 2 kg resealable bag, 10 kg bag - the page lists: 2kg Lamb & Rice dry food resealable bag; 10kg Lamb & Rice dry food bag
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 200 to 245 g a day, 225 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.97

A puppy's portion climbs steadily, then levels off near the adult frame, so the daily cost moves with it.

Middle of the market for a dry food, and a premium for what the analysis shows.

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