Edgard & Cooper

Edgard & Cooper Senior Kibble review

Name: Edgard & Cooper Senior Kibble
Brand: Edgard & Cooper

52.4/100Good

DryAdultSenior

Good, and a senior recipe that does what the name says. Next to the brand's adult kibble it has less fat, more fibre and twice the joint pair. Protein is pitched gently at 23.9% of dry matter, which suits ageing kidneys, though a lean senior holding muscle may want a little fresh meat on top.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs slowing down in later life, with twice the glucosamine and chondroitin of the brand's adult recipes
Older dogs thickening round the middle. It runs at 12% fat and 349 kcal per 100g
Dogs who need help staying regular, on beet pulp and chicory
A large older dog, with calcium at a gentle 0.98% of dry matter
Dogs who have always done well on chicken

Worth watching

Fresh salmon and salmon oil, so it is not fish free
Carbohydrate at 49.5% of dry matter, above the 46.2% typical of adult dry food
Pea protein and potato protein mean part of the protein is plant

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

How this scores

How we score

52.4/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of every size. Edgard & Cooper's table gives 186 to 231 grams for a dog of 15kg to 20kg, and a slow older dog usually settles at the lower end.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Edgard & Cooper Senior Kibble 52.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A fully named list and real fresh chicken carry it; the starch share and a protein level pitched low for seniors keep it from climbing, and that trade is deliberate.

What's in it

Fresh chicken35%Weighed before the oven takes its water; no dried meat stands behind it.
Dried sweet potato, dried peas, dried potatoes16.2% sweet potatoThe starch, and a bigger share than in the adult range.
Fresh salmon5%
Pea protein, potato proteinPlant protein lifting the analysis.
Chicken gravy, dried yeasts, tomato pomace2% yeasts
Linseed2%Plant omega 3.
Dried beet pulp, minerals, dried chicory0.5% chicoryChicory brings inulin, a prebiotic the gut's bacteria live on.
Salmon oil, chicken fat0.5% salmon oilThe marine omega 3, put straight to work on skin, coat and joints.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.04% eachTwice the brand's adult dose.
Dried broccoli, blueberries, rosehip, turmeric0.4% down to 0.02%Turmeric is a sensible companion to the joint pair.

Taurine at 1000 mg, vitamin E at 600 mg and vitamin C at 175 mg, with trace minerals as sulphates and selenium as sodium selenite.

Named ingredients

Fresh chicken* 35%, sweet potato* (dried) 16.2%, peas* (dried), potatoes* (dried), fresh salmon* 5%, pea protein*, potato protein, chicken gravy, yeasts* (dried) 2%, tomato pomace*, linseed* 2%, beet pulp* (dried), minerals*, chicory* (dried) 0.5%, salmon oil* 0.5%, chicken fat*, broccoli* (dried) 0.4%, blueberries* (dried) 0.1%, glucosamine 0.04%, chondroitin sulphate* 0.04%, rosehip* (dried) 0.02%, turmeric* (dried) 0.02%. *Natural

Against the range

The brand's grain-free adult kibble rewritten for older dogs: fresh chicken at 35% and fresh salmon at 5%, fat down to 12% and fibre up to 5%. Glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate sit at 0.04% each, and every ingredient is named.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

348.6 kcal/100g

Protein

22%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

13%

Fibre

5.4%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

49.5%

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

42.5%

Carbs

50.3%

Veg

1.9%

Oils

0.7%

Other

4.5%

Pricing & size