Cotswold Raw Enhanced 70/30 Mince: Beef review

1. Beef 89.5
2. Chicken 89.3
3. Lamb 89.1

All three Outstanding. Typical raw food: Outstanding.

A recipe that gives a third of the bowl to vegetables still reads Outstanding on every pillar, because every gram of it is accounted for on the label.

• British beef40%
• Veal bone10%The calcium source; no calcium figure is printed.
• Beef heart10%
• Beef liver, beef kidney5% each
• Carrots, cauliflower10% eachDouble what the meatier Cotswold recipes use, and none of it starchy.
• Cabbage, broccoli5% each
• Free range eggs, milled flaxseed0.5% each
• Wheatgerm0.25%A trace of wheat.
• Kelp, turmeric, milk thistle, dandelion, nettle leaf, alfalfa, spirulina, thyme0.15% down to 0.02%Flavour and character at these levels.
• Cotswold Joint CareThe brand's own blend. No contents or dose printed, so it cannot be checked.

Meat

All 70% from beef

The others take 55% chicken or lamb plus beef organs.

Protein, dry matter

46.4%

44.6% Chicken, 39.2% Lamb.

Fat, dry matter

31.4%

28.8% Chicken, 39.5% Lamb.

Joint Care

Yes

Also on the Chicken, not the Lamb.

The single-animal recipe of the three, and the highest in protein.

Every recipe declares the 70/30 split in full: meat with bone and organ makes 70%, and carrot, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli make most of the plant 30%. Beef heart, liver and kidney run through all three. No calcium figure is printed and there is no premix; ground bone, organs, kelp, eggs and wheatgerm carry that work.

What varies is the lead animal, whether Cotswold Joint Care closes the list, and how rich the bowl is: protein runs from 39.2% to 46.4% of dry matter and fat from 28.8% to 39.5%.

Price per kilo

£8.45 (RRP)

Pack

1 kg

A 15kg dog eats

300 g a day

Cost per day, 15kg dog

£2.53

Close enough to the Chicken on energy to swap between without recalculating a portion.

Premium end of the raw market, and strong value for what is in the recipe.