Eukanuba

Eukanuba Adult Large Breed Rich in Salmon & Barley review

Name: Eukanuba Adult Large Breed Rich in Salmon & Barley
Brand: Eukanuba

59.1/100Good

DryAdult

A salmon and barley kibble for large adults that puts its headline ingredient first, at 18%, named to the species. It reaches our Good band, level with the middle of the adult dry shelf. The small print adds a prebiotic, glucosamine and a tartar mineral.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large adults that do better on fish
Owners after a kinder grain, with barley at 18% and oats ahead of the plainer cereals
Heavy-framed dogs, with glucosamine dosed at 0.04% on top of what the poultry carries
Coats that have lost their shine
Teeth looked after between brushes, with sodium hexametaphosphate at 0.35%

Worth watching

Dried chicken and turkey right behind the salmon, so the fish is a flavour, not the whole recipe
Carbohydrate at 50.7% of dry matter, on an assumed 8% moisture
Pork fat beside the fish

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

How this scores

How we score

59.1/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adult dogs. Calcium works out at 1.41% of dry matter, comfortable for an adult; a big dog will eat well above the 15 kg guide figure.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Eukanuba Adult Large Breed Rich in Salmon & Barley 59.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Transparency does the lifting, and the cereal blend behind the meat holds nutritional balance back, a sound place for a settled big-breed adult to land.

What's in it

Salmon18%Named to its species, not the catch-all word fish.
Dried chicken and turkeyIts water long gone, it does at least as much for the protein as the salmon.
Barley18%One of the better cereals, with fibre, selenium and copper.
Maize, oats, sorghumMaize and sorghum are plain starch; sorghum brings no gluten.
Dried beet pulp3%The fibre.
Chicken gravy, pork fat, sunflower oilSunflower oil is low in saturated fat and carries vitamin E.
Minerals, incl. sodium hexametaphosphate0.35%Makes it harder for plaque to set into tartar.
Fructooligosaccharides0.25%A prebiotic.
Brewer's dried yeastB vitamins and selenium.
Glucosamine0.04%From animal tissues.

Vitamin E at 250mg, zinc at 62.5mg, L-carnitine at 50mg and beta-carotene at 5mg per kilo, all dosed in print.

Named ingredients

Salmon (18%), dried chicken and turkey (a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), barley (18%), maize, oats, sorghum, dried beet pulp (3%), chicken gravy, pork fat, sunflower oil, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.35%), fructooligosaccharides (0.25%, a natural prebiotic), brewer's dried yeast (a natural source of B-vitamins and selenium), glucosamine (from animal tissues) (0.04%).

Against the range

One large-breed adult kibble. Salmon leads at 18%, dried chicken and turkey sit behind it, and barley matches the salmon with oats, maize and sorghum after. Pork fat and sunflower oil share the added fats. Moisture is not declared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

354.1 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

23%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

6.9%

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

7.5%

Carbs

50.7%

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

44.9%

Carbs

51.7%

Oils

2.2%

Other

1.2%

Pricing & size