Eukanuba

Eukanuba Adult Small and Medium Rich In Lamb & Rice review

Name: Eukanuba Adult Small and Medium Rich In Lamb & Rice
Brand: Eukanuba

62.7/100Good

DryAdult

An everyday bag for a dog in the middle of the size chart, with every animal on the label named to its species. Protein at 25% and fat at 15% make it a fuller bowl than many cereal-based kibbles. Poultry leads, though lamb gives it the name. It comes out in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and medium adults ready for a change from poultry, with lamb at 14%
Dogs kept off fish; the omega 3 comes from linseed
Active dogs of a moderate size
A delicate stomach, with rice, beet pulp and two prebiotics
Households that want every meat identified

Worth watching

Dried chicken and turkey come before the lamb
Maize and sorghum in the middle of the list
Pork fat puts pork on the list without it appearing in the name

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

How this scores

How we score

62.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small and medium adults. The bag asks 235 to 270 grams for a 20kg dog; if that and our estimate disagree, the waistline settles it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small, Medium

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Eukanuba Adult Small and Medium Rich In Lamb & Rice 62.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It gets to the middle of the shelf with more in the bowl than the ordinary bag, and the carbohydrate share is what keeps balance at Average.

What's in it

Dried chicken and turkeyDried before baking, so it keeps its place in the kibble. Credited as a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine, none dosed.
Lamb14%The flavour and the name, and a real change for a dog raised on chicken.
Rice14%The gentlest starch on the list.
Maize, sorghum, barleyBarley is the pick of the three.
Pork fatNamed to its animal.
Dried beet pulp2.6%
Chicken gravy, dried whole egg
LinseedPlant omega 3, converted more slowly than the marine kind.
Minerals (sodium hexametaphosphate)0.35%Works on plaque before it sets into tartar.
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides0.25%, 0.13%

Vitamin E at 250mg per kilo, zinc at 62.5mg and L-carnitine at 50mg, with the trace minerals as sulphates.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken and turkey (a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), lamb (14%), rice (14%), maize, sorghum, barley, pork fat, dried beet pulp (2.6%), chicken gravy, dried whole egg, linseed, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.35%), fructooligosaccharides (0.25%, a natural prebiotic), mannanoligosaccharides (0.13%, a natural prebiotic).

Against the range

One grain-inclusive kibble for small and medium adults. Dried chicken and turkey open the list, lamb and rice follow at 14% each, and maize, sorghum and barley fill in behind. Every animal is named to its species, pork fat included, and linseed is the only omega 3 source.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

370 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

15%

Fibre

1.9%

Ash

6.4%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

Carbs

47.4%

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

1.4%

Pricing & size