Cotswold Raw

Cotswold Raw Active 80/20 Mince: Lamb review

Name: Cotswold Raw Active 80/20 Mince: Lamb
Brand: Cotswold Raw

90.2/100Outstanding

RawAdult

Flavour

Raw feeding with the sums shown: every entry on these labels carries a printed percentage, right down to the thyme. All five flavours sit in our Outstanding band and the construction never changes, so the choice is protein and how rich you want the bowl.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Raw feeders who want the whole recipe declared, herbs and all
Active and working dogs, with the energy of a meat-and-bone recipe
Owners who like to steer richness, since fat moves meaningfully between flavours
Dogs that thrive on organ meat. Heart, liver and kidney are in every flavour

Worth watching

Beef organs in every flavour, so the chicken, lamb and turkey are not single-animal recipes
The usual raw routine: freezer space, fridge defrosting and clean bowls

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

How this scores

How we score

90.2/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The label feeds roughly 2% of bodyweight a day, 300 grams for a 15kg dog.

Food type

Raw

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Beef 90.9
Chicken 90.8
Beef 90.4
Turkey 90.3
Lamb 90.2

All five Outstanding. Typical raw food: Outstanding.

All five score level, clearing the typical raw food even in a strong field, so choose on protein and richness.

What's in it

British lamb with bone65%
Beef heart, beef liver, beef kidney5% eachBeef organs, so this is not a single-animal recipe.
Carrots, cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli5% eachThe 20% vegetable fraction, brassica-led.
Free range eggs, milled flaxseed0.5% each
Wheatgerm, kelp, turmeric0.25% down to 0.12%
Milk thistle, dandelion, nettle leaf, alfalfa, spirulina, thyme0.05% down to 0.02%Milk thistle is a token, not a treatment, and the label is honest about it.

Beef heart, liver and kidney make up part of the 80%, so beef is in this recipe too.

Named ingredients

British lamb with bone (65%), beef heart (5%), beef liver (5%), beef kidney (5%), seasonal vegetables (carrots (5%), cauliflower (5%), cabbage (5%), broccoli (5%), free range eggs (0.5%) milled flaxseed (0.5%), wheatgerm (0.25%), kelp (0.15%), turmeric (0.12%), milk thistle (0.05%), dandelion (0.05%), nettle leaf (0.05%), alfalfa (0.025%), spirulina (0.02%), thyme (0.02%).

Against the range

Fat, dry matter: 43.3%; Richest by a distance; 25.7% to 38.2% on the rest.
Energy: 214.5 kcal per 100g; The densest of the five.
Protein, dry matter: 42%; The lowest in the range.

The one for hard-working dogs, and the one to introduce gently to everyone else.

Every recipe is 80% named British meat with bone and organs and 20% vegetables, and every entry carries a printed percentage, down to thyme at 0.02%. Ground bone supplies the calcium, with no added minerals on the label. Heart, liver and kidney from beef are in all five, whatever the headline animal.

The vegetable side is carrots, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli at 5% each, then egg, flaxseed and a herb garden in trace amounts. Carbohydrate runs from 1.3% to 6.7% of dry matter across the range.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

214.5 kcal/100g

Protein

14.4%

Fat

14.84%

Fibre

0.3%

Ash

3.7%

Moisture

65.7%

Dry weight

Protein

42%

Fat

43.3%

Fibre

0.9%

Ash

10.8%

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

100%

Pricing & size