Collards

Collards Wet Dog Food Tray Puppy: Lamb & Rice review

Name: Collards Wet Dog Food Tray Puppy: Lamb & Rice
Brand: Collards

72.4/100Excellent

WetPuppy

Flavour

Short, generous wet trays for puppies, all four in our Excellent band. Each is a named animal at 60%, brown rice at 20% and three vegetables at 5% apiece. Protein runs ahead of what a wet puppy food usually manages.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies who eat better from a wet bowl
A list readable at a glance, with figures on the meat, rice and vegetables
Growing pups needing plenty of protein
Topping up a kibble, since a tray mixes in easily
Fussy pups, with four animals to rotate

Worth watching

No calcium figure on any tray
Salmon oil in all four and dried plasma with no animal named
Brown rice at 20%, so nothing here is grain free

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

How this scores

How we score

72.4/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. For a large or giant breed, get the calcium figure from Collards first, and revisit the daily amount as your pup grows.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Salmon 77.3
Turkey 76.5
Duck 73.0
Lamb 72.4

All four Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Protein and fat both convert high once the water is out, and a short list with figures that agree with the front of the pack holds up well in a strong field.

What's in it

Lamb50%
Lamb bone10%Ground bone, a natural calcium and phosphorus source.
Brown rice20%The whole grain, with its fibre and B vitamins.
Carrots, peas, potatoes5% each
Minerals
Dried plasmaA protein-rich blood fraction for palatability and easy digestion. No species named.
Sunflower oil, salmon oilPlant and marine fats; the salmon oil puts fish in every tray.
Dried kelp, dried basilKelp for iodine. The basil is a garnish.

Vitamins and trace minerals printed with doses, from vitamin D3 to sodium selenite.

No calcium figure. A large or giant breed pup's owner has a question for Collards.

Named ingredients

Lamb 50%, Lamb Bone 10%, Brown Rice 20%, Carrots 5%, Peas 5%, Potatoes 5%, Minerals, Dried Plasma, Sunflower Oil, Salmon Oil, Dried Kelp and Basil.

Against the range

Meat: Lamb 50% plus lamb bone 10%; 60% meat on the other trays
Protein, dry matter: 44.0%; The highest of the four
Ash, dry matter: 16.0%; The highest; the bone shows
Energy: 105 kcal per 100g; The wettest and lightest tray

The highest protein tray here, though the calcium the bone brings goes unprinted.

Every tray is built the same way: a named animal at 60%, brown rice at 20%, carrot, pea and potato at 5% each, then minerals, dried plasma, sunflower and salmon oil, kelp and basil. Almost nothing needs decoding. What varies is the animal and the water: moisture runs from 70.0% to 75.0%, which moves energy from 105 to 134 kcal per 100g, and protein from 35.7% to 44.0% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

105 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

11%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

75%

Dry weight

Protein

44%

Fat

28%

Fibre

Ash

16%

Carbs

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

60%

Added water

Carbs

30%

Veg

5.1%

Oils

0.5%

Other

1.4%

Pricing & size