Dr John

Dr John Flake review

Name: Dr John Flake
Brand: Dr John

42.8/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A cereal-led complete food with a list short enough to read at a glance. Wheat and maize lead and poultry meal follows, and our Average band reflects how much of the bowl the grain takes. For a settled dog that has always eaten cereal kibble, it is easy, familiar feeding.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Adult and senior dogs that have eaten wheat and maize for years without trouble
A label you can take in quickly, with no botanical tail
One bag for toy breeds and giants alike
Steadier dogs well off the working circuit. Fat is declared at 7.0%

Worth watching

Wheat first on the list. With a known wheat intolerance, a grain-free recipe suits better
Poultry meal names chicken for only 11% of the food, too loose for a strict elimination diet

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

How this scores

How we score

42.8/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of every size. The label asks 200 to 370 grams a day for dogs of 10kg to 20kg, so let the waistline set where yours sits.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Dr John Flake 42.8

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The gap to the typical adult kibble is built into the recipe, and a healthy adult can do perfectly well on it.

What's in it

WheatWhere most of the energy comes from. If a dog has itched or had a rumbling gut before, test wheat first.
Maize
Poultry meal11% chickenConcentrated before mixing, so it carries real protein. Poultry covers any domestic bird; only the chicken share is pinned down.
Chicken fat, chicken gravyBoth named to an animal, there as much for taste as nutrition.
Minerals
LinseedPlant omega 3 and some fibre.
Yeast, yucca extractThe yucca is there to cut stool odour.

Named ingredients

Wheat, maize, poultry meal (11% chicken), chicken fat, chicken gravy, minerals, linseed, yeast, yucca extract

Against the range

Wheat and maize hold the top two places and poultry meal declares 11% chicken. Carbohydrate converts to 63.2% of dry matter and protein to 19.8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

323.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

18%

Fat

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

19.8%

Fat

7.7%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

5.5%

Carbs

63.2%

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

23.8%

Carbs

65.4%

Oils

5.4%

Other

5.4%

Pricing & size