Engage

Engage Adult: Chicken review

Name: Engage Adult: Chicken
Brand: Engage

44.4/100Average

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

44.4/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

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

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

MaizeThe largest single entry.
Dehydrated poultry meatPoultry covers chicken, turkey, duck and goose. The 30% meat content appears only in the product description.
Dehulled oatsSoftens the cereal side a little.
Poultry fatNo species given.
Whole linseed, beet pulp
FishmealMarine omega 3, and the reason this is not fish free.
Chicken gravyThe only entry that pins a bird.
Calcium carbonate, sodium chloride
Yeast extract, chicory extract

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium, dosed higher than the beef bag.

The main meat is dehydrated poultry, so a dog kept off one particular bird cannot be steered by this label.

Named ingredients

Maize, Dehydrated Poultry Meat, Dehulled Oats, Poultry Fat, Whole Linseed, Beet Pulp, Fishmeal, Chicken Gravy, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Chloride, Yeast Extract, Chicory Extract, Meat content: 30% (stated only in the product listing/short description, not in the Composition block)

Against the range

Protein and fat, as fed: 25% and 13%; 20% and 8% on the beef
Oats: Dehulled oats behind the maize; Not in the beef bag
Trace minerals: Zinc 97 mg, iron 250 mg per kilo; The beef is dosed lower

The richer bag of the two, though its poultry is the vaguer meat.

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

351 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.5%

Fat

14.3%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

48%

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

27.5%

Carbs

60.6%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

5.4%

Other

6.3%

Pricing & size