Eukanuba

Eukanuba Breed Specific Golden Retriever Adult review

Name: Eukanuba Breed Specific Golden Retriever Adult
Brand: Eukanuba

59.9/100Good

DryAdult

A cereal-based kibble for golden retrievers with a decent slab of named poultry at the top. Because the poultry is already dried, the printed share and the finished kibble stay close together. It reads as a Good band food, with protein at 28.3% of dry matter and fat held at 13.0%.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Adult goldens who suit poultry, the only meats in the bowl
Owners who like the chicken share broken out, at 16%
A dull coat. Fish oil, linseed and vitamin E at 259mg/kg are all there
A steady, moderately active retriever

Worth watching

No dosed glucosamine or chondroitin, so a stiffening older golden may want joint support alongside
Wheat and maize straight behind the meat, if cereals have caused trouble before
Two birds plus egg, fish oil and pork fat, so no single protein can be isolated

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

How this scores

How we score

59.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult golden retrievers. A full-sized retriever needs a bigger bowl than the 15kg yardstick, so feed to condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Eukanuba Breed Specific Golden Retriever Adult 59.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A named meat at a decent share and a fully dosed mineral panel are its strengths, and the cereal load behind the meat holds it at the middle of the field.

What's in it

Dried chicken and turkey27% (chicken 16%)Nothing else comes close. Glucosamine and chondroitin come only from the meat itself.
Maize, wheatWheat turns up most often in an intolerance story, and it sits high here.
Pork fatThe added energy, with its animal named.
Sorghum, barleyThe more useful half of the cereals: sorghum is gluten free, barley brings fibre.
Fresh chicken4%Contributes less than the wording suggests once the water has gone.
Dried beet pulp2.8%Fibre.
Chicken gravy, minerals0.38% hexametaphosphateSodium hexametaphosphate slows tartar.
Dried whole eggQuality protein.
Fructooligosaccharides0.53%The prebiotic.
Fish oil, linseedMarine omega 3 first, the plant form behind it.

Fully dosed vitamins and trace minerals, with vitamin E and natural tocopherols keeping the oils stable.

No moisture on the label, so the dry-matter figures assume a standard 8%.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken and turkey (27% including chicken 16%, a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate and taurine), maize, wheat, pork fat, sorghum, barley, fresh chicken (4%), dried beet pulp (2.8%), chicken gravy, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.38%), dried whole egg, fructooligosaccharides (0.53%, a natural prebiotic), fish oil (a natural source of omega-3 fatty acids), linseed.

Against the range

Dried chicken and turkey lead at 27%, with chicken printed at 16% inside it, and maize, wheat, sorghum and barley fill the middle. Fish oil and linseed carry the omega 3, and no joint compound is added at a stated dose.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

356.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

6.6%

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

7.2%

Carbs

48.1%

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

42.7%

Carbs

50.5%

Oils

5.2%

Other

1.6%

Pricing & size