Dr Clauders

Dr Clauders Adult Medium Breed review

Name: Dr Clauders Adult Medium Breed
Brand: Dr Clauders

45.5/100Average

DryAdult

An unshowy continental cereal kibble that lands in our Average band, mostly because the animal side never names a bird. Nothing is wrong in the bowl. The interest is in the small print, where fish oil, linseed, spirulina and chicory are quietly working.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dog that has eaten this sort of food happily for years
Small and medium adults with steady appetites, the dogs the bag is written for
Omega 3 from two directions: fish oil at 1% and linseed
Dogs that digest cereal comfortably, with millet and rice beside the maize
Owners who prefer a short, readable list

Worth watching

Poultry is the only word for the animal content, so the bird could be chicken, duck, goose or turkey
Fish oil on the list, so not a fish-free bowl
No moisture declared. The dry-matter figures assume the usual 8% for a kibble

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

How this scores

How we score

45.5/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Written for small and medium adult dogs. The energy figure is our estimate, so let the waistline settle the portion.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small, Medium

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Dr Clauders Adult Medium Breed 45.5

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A label that works in categories and not in names caps this one; nutritionally it is ordinary and not short.

What's in it

Poultry protein, dried27%Concentrated, with its water gone, but no species named.
Maize, millet, riceMillet is gluten free and brings B vitamins, iron and potassium; rice is the gentle standard.
Poultry fatUnnamed bird again.
Beet pulpThe fermentable fibre.
Protein hydrolysate (from poultry), linseed
Fish oil1%Direct long chain omega 3 for skin and joints.
Chicory powder1%Inulin for the gut bacteria.
Dried yeast, whole egg powder0.05% glucans in the yeastEgg is complete protein that fills gaps the cereals leave.
Ginseng root, spirulina0.1% eachTrace additions, and to be read as exactly that.
Potassium chloride

No additives panel is shown, so the vitamin and trace mineral doses cannot be read off the label.

Named ingredients

Poultry protein dried (27%), maize, millet, rice, poultry fat, beet pulp, protein hydrolysate (from poultry), linseed, fish oil (1%), chicory powder (1%), yeast (dried, incl. 0.05% glucans) whole egg powder (dried), ginseng root (dried, 0.1%), spirulina dried (0.1%), potassium chloride.

Against the range

One cereal-based kibble for small and medium adults. Dried poultry protein leads at 27%, with maize, millet and rice behind it. Every animal entry stops at poultry, and the thought sits at the bottom of the list: fish oil, linseed, chicory, egg and trace spirulina.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

367.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

5.8%

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

6.3%

Carbs

47.3%

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

28.4%

Carbs

62.4%

Veg

1.1%

Oils

4.8%

Other

3.4%

Pricing & size