Denes

Denes Light Tins review

Name: Denes Light Tins
Brand: Denes

65.7/100Good

WetAdult

A lighter Denes tin that does its one job: fat converts to 18.2% of dry matter. Pork leads at 12%, and pork is still rare enough in a tin to be new to plenty of dogs. It sits in our Good band, held there by the wheat that fills out the meat.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs carrying extra weight, which is what the recipe was built for
A dog the vet has mentioned the waistline of
Dogs that find a rich tin heavy going
Meeting pork for the first time. It leads the label at 12%
Several dogs of different sizes on one tin, from the smallest breeds to the largest
A generous-looking portion that does not load the day with calories

Worth watching

Wheat with no percentage, and carbohydrate at 40.9% of dry matter where wet food typically runs at 15.8%
Protein at 27.3% of dry matter, modest for wet food. An older dog holding onto muscle may need a top-up
Garlic in the named herb blend, for anyone who keeps it off the list

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

How this scores

How we score

65.7/100Good

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. For weight loss, work the portion back from your vet's target weight, since the printed feeding table does not scale sensibly.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Pork

The score, in context

Denes Light Tins 65.7

All one Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The wheat holds the score down, and for an overweight dog the lean fat figure is exactly what the label promises.

What's in it

Fresh pork12%Palatable, easily digested and still uncommon in tinned food.
Fresh chicken8%
WheatThird on the list with no percentage, ahead of the liver. It fills the tin the meat does not, and the score turns on it.
Fresh pork liver4%Dense in B vitamins, copper and iron, and what gives a leaner tin its smell.
Dried chicken3%
CarrotsSoluble fibre and beta carotene.
MineralsCarries whatever the short additive table leaves out.
Herbs: kelp, garlic, parsleyKelp brings iodine and trace minerals. Garlic at the small culinary levels Denes has used for years.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with copper as cupric sulphate at 4.2mg/kg, the highest copper of any Denes tin; zinc, iodine, manganese and selenium carry no printed figures.

Wheat is the cereal intolerance gets blamed on most often. If a dog's skin has been itchy before, keep that in mind.

Named ingredients

Fresh pork 12%, fresh chicken 8%, wheat, fresh pork liver 4%, dried chicken 3%, carrots, minerals, herbs (kelp, garlic, and parsley).

Against the range

Four named meat entries come to around 27% of the tin, the lowest animal share in the Denes range, and wheat sits third with no percentage. Fat converts to 18.2% of dry matter, the leanest of the Denes tins.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

86.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

78%

Dry weight

Protein

27.3%

Fat

18.2%

Fibre

4.5%

Ash

9.1%

Carbs

40.9%

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

27%

Added water

13%

Carbs

36.4%

Veg

13.1%

Other

10.5%

Pricing & size