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Different Dog Health+ Comforting Chicken review

Name: Different Dog Health+ Comforting Chicken
Brand: Different Dog

86.9/100Outstanding

FreshPuppyAdult

The settle-the-stomach recipe on Different Dog's health shelf, and it sits in our Outstanding band. Slippery elm and ginger are the entries that earn the name, over a plain, gently cooked base of chicken breast at 45%. Every ingredient carries a printed percentage, down to the 0.02% turmeric.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dog going through a delicate spell with its digestion
Fussy eaters. Breast meat and a short plant list make a mild dish
Puppies, adults and seniors, all covered by the label
Lean poultry leading the bowl, breast over thigh
Dogs that do well on egg

Worth watching

Beef heart at 10%, so two animals go in the pot whatever the name says
Egg powder and salmon oil, for a dog avoiding either
Chelates made from protein hydrolysates with no source given

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

How this scores

How we score

86.9/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. No calcium figure is printed, so ask the maker before it feeds a growing large-breed puppy; opened pots want eating within a day or two.

Food type

Fresh

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Different Dog Health+ Comforting Chicken 86.9

All one Outstanding. Typical fresh food: Outstanding.

Real animal at the front, low carbohydrate and a percentage on every entry put it level with a strong fresh field.

What's in it

British chicken breast45%The leanest cut on the bird. Human-Quality is the maker's phrase.
Cabbage, carrot13% eachCarrot brings vitamin A and soluble fibre once cooked.
Fresh beef heart10%A working muscle, dense in B vitamins and taurine, and a second animal.
Butternut squash, apple5% each
Whole egg powder3%Complete protein.
Vitamins and minerals
Scottish salmon oil, coconut oil1.2% and 0.8%Omega 3 from the salmon. Fat still stays gentle at 7.2% as fed.
Slippery elm powder0.7%A mucilage-rich bark long used in soothing preparations. At seasoning level, so read it as the character of the dish.
Ginger0.3%Slippery elm's traditional companion.
Alfalfa, brewer's yeast, chia seeds, kelp, turmeric0.4% down to 0.02%

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron, manganese and copper as chelates of protein hydrolysates and iodine as calcium iodate, every one dosed.

No calcium figure printed. For a growing large-breed puppy, ask the maker for it.

Named ingredients

Human-Quality British Chicken Breast (45%), Cabbage (13%), Carrot (13%), Fresh Beef Heart (10%), Butternut Squash (5%), Apple (5%), Whole Egg Powder (3%), Vitamins & Minerals, Scottish Salmon Oil (1.2%), Coconut Oil (0.8%), Slippery Elm Powder (0.7%), Alfalfa (0.4%), Ginger (0.3%), Brewer's Yeast (0.3%), Chia Seeds (0.3%), Kelp Seaweed (0.3%), Turmeric (0.02%)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

137 kcal/100g

Protein

13.8%

Fat

7.2%

Fibre

0.9%

Ash

2.4%

Moisture

72.3%

Dry weight

Protein

49.8%

Fat

26%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

12.3%

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

58%

Added water

Veg

36.7%

Oils

Other

2.3%

Pricing & size