Eukanuba

Eukanuba Active Adult Large Breed review

Name: Eukanuba Active Adult Large Breed
Brand: Eukanuba

60.2/100Good

DryAdult

A cereal-based kibble for big, busy dogs, with the functional detail this brand is bought for. Fresh chicken leads at 20%, but maize, wheat, barley, oats and sorghum do most of the work. It sits in our Good band, level with the typical adult dry food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed adults in regular work or sport, the dog the label is written for
Dogs prone to tartar: sodium hexametaphosphate is declared at 0.34%
Owners who like joint support with a number on it, glucosamine at 0.04%
Homes happy to feed grain
A big dog with a waistline to watch, as L-carnitine is dosed at 50 mg per kilo

Worth watching

Wheat sits among the five cereals, which matters for a wheat-sensitive dog
Poultry fat names no bird, enough to unsettle a strict elimination diet
Estimated carbohydrate of 50.5% of dry matter, above the 46.2% typical for the shelf

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

How this scores

How we score

60.2/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed adults. The calorie figure is our estimate, not the label's, so treat any portion guide as a starting point and watch condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Eukanuba Active Adult Large Breed 60.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A middle-of-the-shelf kibble, held there by the cereal load and a modest protein figure for a food sold on activity.

What's in it

Fresh chicken20%
Dried chicken and turkey19%13% of it chicken. Dried meat keeps its protein through the oven, a fair foundation in second place.
Maize, wheat, barley, oats, sorghumBarley and oats are the better of them. Wheat turns up in more intolerance stories than any other grain; sorghum is gluten free.
Poultry fatThe species is left open, so duck or goose cannot strictly be ruled out.
Dried beet pulp2.5%Fibre that firms the stool.
Chicken gravy, maize grits
Minerals, including sodium hexametaphosphate0.34%Slows tartar forming, well established at this level.
Fructooligosaccharides0.25%A prebiotic.
Dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeastFew natural sources of B vitamins beat the yeast.
Glucosamine0.04%From animal tissues, printed with an actual figure.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with beta carotene and L-carnitine, and trace minerals as sulphates, which a dog absorbs a little less readily than chelates.

Wheat is one of the five cereals on the list.

Named ingredients

Fresh chicken (20%), dried chicken and turkey (19% including chicken 13%, a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), maize, wheat, barley, oats, sorghum, poultry fat, dried beet pulp (2.5%), chicken gravy, maize grits, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.34%), fructooligosaccharides (0.25%, a natural prebiotic), dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeast (a natural source of B-vitamins and selenium), glucosamine (from animal tissues) (0.04%).

Against the range

Fresh chicken and dried chicken and turkey open the list, then five cereals carry the middle of the recipe. The small print is dosed: a tartar mineral, a prebiotic, glucosamine and L-carnitine.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

356.9 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

6.2%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

6.7%

Carbs

50.5%

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

49.4%

Carbs

48.8%

Oils

Other

0.7%

Pricing & size