Engage

Engage Adult: Beef review

Name: Engage Adult: Beef
Brand: Engage

49.5/100Average

DryAdultSenior

Flavour

A plain maize-based kibble that does an ordinary job without dressing it up, and both bags sit in our Average band. Every reason for that is on the label for anyone to read. Fishmeal on both lists brings marine omega 3, something plant oils alone cannot supply.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that have done well on a cereal-based kibble all their lives
Multi-dog homes, with both varieties made in a 15kg bag
Owners who like a short list. Neither recipe runs past a dozen entries
An adult and an older dog sharing one bag
Dogs that need marine omega 3 in the bowl

Worth watching

Maize is the largest single entry in both bags
Fishmeal on both lists, so neither is fish free
Poultry fat carries no species, and the chicken bag's meat is dehydrated poultry
Calories are our estimate, so weigh the food and watch the dog

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

How this scores

How we score

49.5/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. Protein is modest on both, so an active dog needs a generous bowl; weigh it and adjust by condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Beef 49.5
Chicken 44.4

All two Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Neither bag reaches the typical dry food, held back by a cereal lead and modest protein, though a healthy dog can do perfectly well on either.

What's in it

MaizeDigestible once cooked, and it fills the place meat takes in a meat-led recipe.
Dehydrated beef meatMeat content 25%Printed on the composition panel. Dehydrated, so it does not shrink in the oven.
Poultry fatNo species given.
FishmealMarine omega 3 the dog takes up directly.
Whole linseed, beet pulpPlant omega 3 and fibre.
Natural digestA savoury coating so the kibble tastes of something.
Sodium chloride, calcium carbonate
Yeast extract, chicory extractA palatant and a prebiotic.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc split between oxide and a glycine chelate, plus iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium.

Fishmeal and poultry fat on a beef label, so this is not a single-animal food.

Named ingredients

Maize, Dehydrated Beef Meat, Poultry Fat, Fishmeal, Whole Linseed, Beet Pulp, Natural Digest, Sodium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Yeast Extract, Chicory Extract. Meat content: 25% (stated in the Composition block as "Meat Content: 25%")

Against the range

Meat: Dehydrated beef, 25% on the panel; Dehydrated poultry, 30% quoted only in the chicken's description
Fat, as fed: 8%; 13% on the chicken
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 59.1%; 48.0% on the chicken
Protein, dry matter: 22.0%; 27.5% on the chicken

The leaner bag, and the gentler choice for a dog that piles on weight easily.

Both bags open on maize, with a dehydrated meat behind it: beef in one, poultry unnamed to species in the other. Poultry fat, fishmeal, whole linseed, beet pulp, yeast extract and chicory extract appear on both lists, and neither prints a calcium figure. What varies is the meat, the oats on the chicken bag and how richly each is dosed with trace minerals, all as oxides and sulphates.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

326.3 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

20%

Fat

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

22%

Fat

8.8%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

59.1%

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

31.1%

Carbs

47.9%

Oils

9.1%

Other

11.9%

Pricing & size