Eukanuba

Eukanuba Adult Large Breed Rich In Lamb review

Name: Eukanuba Adult Large Breed Rich In Lamb
Brand: Eukanuba

62.2/100Good

DryAdult

A big dog's everyday bag in our Good band, with lamb as an accent on a poultry base. Every animal on the label is named to its species, more than most kibbles at this level bother with. The small print adds two prebiotics, glucosamine and a mineral aimed at tartar.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large adults putting weight through their joints. Glucosamine is added at 0.04%
Dogs kept away from fish: nothing here comes from the sea
A red meat flavour without leaving poultry behind
Big dogs with changeable digestion, helped by beet pulp and two prebiotics
Owners who want every meat identified

Worth watching

Dried chicken and turkey first despite the name, so poultry cannot be ruled out
Carbohydrate at 51.4% of dry matter, past the 46.2% typical
Pork fat, so pork is in the bowl though not in the name

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

How this scores

How we score

62.2/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed adults. Fat sits at 13%, gentle for a big dog with a heavy exercise week, and the bag's own table scales the portion up for real weight.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Eukanuba Adult Large Breed Rich In Lamb 62.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The lift comes from how the label is written; the analysis, with cereals doing a real share of the work, holds it at the middle of the shelf.

What's in it

Dried chicken and turkeyMost of the protein, and secure in the kibble with its water already gone. A natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine.
Lamb14%Character and flavour; not a single-meat recipe.
Rice14%The gentlest starch here.
Maize, barley, sorghumBarley is the pick; maize and sorghum mostly give structure.
Pork fatThe added fat, named to the animal.
Dried beet pulp2.6%
Chicken gravy, dried whole egg
Minerals0.35% sodium hexametaphosphateSlows plaque hardening into tartar.
FOS, brewer's dried yeast, MOS0.25%, 0.13%Two prebiotics; the yeast brings B vitamins and selenium.
Glucosamine (from animal tissues)0.04%Steady background support for a heavy frame.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with beta-carotene and L-carnitine, trace elements as sulphates, and tocopherols to preserve.

Poultry leads the label ahead of the lamb on the front.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken and turkey (a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), lamb (14%), rice (14%), maize, barley, sorghum, pork fat, dried beet pulp (2.6%), chicken gravy, dried whole egg, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.35%), fructooligosaccharides (0.25%, a natural prebiotic), brewer's dried yeast (a natural source of B-vitamins and selenium), mannanoligosaccharides (0.13%, a natural prebiotic), glucosamine (from animal tissues) (0.04%).

Against the range

One large-breed kibble: dried chicken and turkey first, lamb and rice at 14% each, then maize, barley and sorghum, with pork fat as the added fat. Every animal is named to species. Carbohydrate converts to 51.4% of dry matter, and energy is declared at 357 kcal per 100g.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

357 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

6.6%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

7.2%

Carbs

51.4%

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

44.8%

Carbs

51.4%

Oils

2.3%

Other

1.5%

Pricing & size