Dougie's

Dougie's Lush Lamb Cold Pressed review

Name: Dougie's Lush Lamb Cold Pressed
Brand: Dougie's

61.4/100Good

Cold pressedAdult

A grain-free cold-pressed food with lamb out front, holding its own in a strong category in our Good band. The tail of the recipe is more considered than most. Glucosamine, green lipped mussel and chondroitin each carry their own percentage.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs happier off cereals, with sweet potato and potato in place of wheat and barley
Older dogs with some joint wear. The joint ingredients are declared, not implied
Fast eaters: a cold-pressed pellet softens and breaks apart once wet
Any size of dog, from toy to giant, on one recipe

Worth watching

Chicken gravy, chicken fat, salmon protein and whole egg rule out a single-protein diet
Salmon oil and green lipped mussel put fish and shellfish in the bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

61.4/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. A quieter dog may need less: Dougie's low-activity guide puts a 12 to 16kg dog at 185 to 230 grams a day.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Dougie's Lush Lamb Cold Pressed 61.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It keeps pace with the cold-pressed field, and the large potato share is what stops it climbing.

What's in it

Lamb30%Palatable, easy on the gut, and new to plenty of dogs.
Sweet potato, potato27%, 23%Gentler than cereals, but carbohydrate reaches 50.1% of dry matter.
Salmon protein5%A very digestible lift to the protein.
Chicken gravy, whole eggGravy coats the pellet.
Beet pulp, chicken fat
Brewers yeast, mineralsMinerals given as one word, no doses.
Inulin, alfalfaInulin from chicory feeds the gut bacteria.
Salmon oil, sunflower oil
Herbal blend0.25%Rosemary keeps the fats fresh; yucca for what comes out the other end.
Glucosamine, green lipped mussel, chondroitin sulphate0.1%, 0.05%, 0.05%Modest, a steady daily top-up, but printed so you can judge.

No calcium figure or mineral doses printed, the main gap on a readable label.

Named ingredients

Lamb (30%), Sweet Potato (27%), Potato (23%), Salmon Protein (5%), Chicken Gravy, Whole Egg, Beet Pulp, Chicken Fat, Brewers Yeast, Minerals, Prebiotic (Inulin), Alfalfa, Salmon Oil, Sunower Oil. Herbal Blend (0.25% Chicory Root, Parsley, Thyme, Nettle Leaf, Rosemary, Camomile Leaf, Sage, Yucca Extract, Rosehip, Dandelion Leaf, Turmeric, Aniseed). Glucosamine (0.1%), Green Lipped Mussel (0.05%) Chondroitin Sulphate (0.05%)

Against the range

Lamb at 30% leads, with sweet potato at 27% and potato at 23% carrying the starch and no cereal anywhere. Salmon protein, chicken gravy, chicken fat and whole egg sit behind the lamb. The joint ingredients carry percentages; the minerals are a single word, and moisture and calcium are not declared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

335.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

10.2%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

11.1%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

50.1%

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

45.1%

Carbs

52.6%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

Other

1.1%

Pricing & size