Eukanuba

Eukanuba Breed Specific Labrador Retriever Adult review

Name: Eukanuba Breed Specific Labrador Retriever Adult
Brand: Eukanuba

56.9/100Good

DryAdult

A cereal-based chicken kibble for the breed most likely to talk you into a second helping. Everything about it leans towards weight control: fat at 13.0%, L-carnitine at 50mg/kg and stated doses of glucosamine and chondroitin. The meat share is modest and the grains do much of the work. It sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Labradors whose weight needs watching. Fat is 13.0% and L-carnitine is dosed
Owners who want joint compounds stated: glucosamine at 450mg/kg, chondroitin sulphate at 45mg/kg
Dogs that do fine on poultry, the only named meat
A settled family Labrador more than a working one, given how the energy is pitched

Worth watching

A modest meat share, 22% dried plus 4% fresh, with cereals filling much of the rest
Carbohydrate at 51.5% of dry matter against the 46.2% typical
Wheat, egg, pork fat and fish oil in the mix, so no clean read for an exclusion trial

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

How this scores

How we score

56.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult Labradors. A full-size Labrador eats more than the 15kg guide figure, so portion to the ribs.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Eukanuba Breed Specific Labrador Retriever Adult 56.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The dosed joint compounds and a printed chicken share help, and the weight of cereal is what keeps it level with the middle of the dry shelf.

What's in it

Dried chicken and turkey22% (chicken 13%)Water already gone, so it holds its weight through cooking.
Maize, wheat, sorghum, barleyThe bulk of the recipe. Wheat is the one to note if grain has caused problems before.
Pork fatProperly named.
Fresh chicken4%Gives up much of its weight to the oven.
Dried beet pulp2.8%The fibre.
Chicken gravy, mineralsMinerals include sodium hexametaphosphate at 0.38%.
Dried whole egg, fish oil, linseed
Fructooligosaccharides, brewer's dried yeast0.28% (FOS)Prebiotic, then B vitamins and selenium.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate450mg/kg and 45mg/kgBoth from animal tissues, both stated by weight.

L-carnitine at 50mg/kg alongside the vitamins, with trace minerals in sulphate, oxide and selenite forms.

Moisture is not declared, so the dry-matter figures assume 8%.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken and turkey (22% including chicken 13%, a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate and taurine), maize, wheat, sorghum, barley, pork fat, fresh chicken (4%), dried beet pulp (2.8%), chicken gravy, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.38%), dried whole egg, fish oil (a natural source of omega-3 fatty acids), fructooligosaccharides (0.28%, a natural prebiotic), linseed, brewer's dried yeast (a natural source of B-vitamins and selenium), glucosamine (from animal tissues) (450mg/kg), chondroitin sulphate (45mg/kg).

Against the range

One recipe. Dried chicken and turkey open the label at 22%, chicken 13% within it, with fresh chicken adding 4% further down. Maize, wheat, sorghum and barley carry the bulk, and carbohydrate reaches 51.5% of dry matter. Fat is held at 13.0%, with L-carnitine, glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate all dosed by weight.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

356.9 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

23%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

6.4%

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

Carbs

51.5%

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

41.5%

Carbs

54.5%

Oils

2.3%

Other

1.6%

Pricing & size