Eukanuba

Eukanuba Caring Senior Large Breed review

Name: Eukanuba Caring Senior Large Breed
Brand: Eukanuba

61.8/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A Good band senior food for big dogs that leads on fresh chicken at 22% and doses its joint compounds with figures. Dried chicken and turkey follow at 21%, chicken printed at 15% within that. Protein converts to 28.3% of dry matter, a fair level for an older dog holding on to muscle.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Big dogs heading into old age, with glucosamine at 0.04% and chondroitin sulphate at 0.004%
Owners who want the meat named
Older dogs with unsettled digestion: two declared prebiotics plus dried beet pulp at 2.6%
An older dog carrying a bit extra, given fat at 13.0% and L-carnitine at 50mg/kg

Worth watching

Poultry fat with no species, so duck or goose cannot be ruled out
Six cereal entries mid list, and fish oil further down

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

How this scores

How we score

61.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adult and senior dogs. A large breed senior needs a much bigger bowl than a 15kg adult, so measure to body condition and adjust as the pace changes.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Eukanuba Caring Senior Large Breed 61.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Fresh chicken first, dosed joint compounds and a declared moisture work for it; the run of cereals and an unnamed fat work against.

What's in it

Fresh chicken22%Mostly water, which leaves in cooking.
Dried chicken and turkey21%Chicken 15% within it. This entry does more of the protein work.
Wheat, maize, barley, oats, maize grits, riceBarley and oats bring fibre; rice is easy on an older gut; wheat is the one most often behind a grain intolerance.
Poultry fatA bird family, no species, so the source can vary.
Dried beet pulp2.6%Fermentable fibre.
Chicken gravy, dried whole egg
Minerals
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides0.37% and 0.13%The two prebiotics.
Brewer's dried yeast, fish oilFish oil for omega 3, so not fish free.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.04% and 0.004%Figures printed, the line that matters most on an older large dog.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with beta-carotene and L-carnitine at 50mg, and iron, copper, zinc, manganese and iodine, all per kilo.

Named ingredients

Fresh chicken (22%), dried chicken and turkey (21% including chicken 15%, a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), wheat, maize, barley, oats, maize grits, rice, poultry fat, dried beet pulp (2.6%), chicken gravy, dried whole egg, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.34%), fructooligosaccharides (0.37%, a natural prebiotic), brewer's dried yeast (a natural source of B-vitamins and selenium), fish oil (a natural source of omega-3 fatty acids), mannanoligosaccharides (0.13%, a natural prebiotic), glucosamine (from animal tissues) (0.04%), chondroitin sulphate (0.004%).

Against the range

One senior kibble for large dogs. Chicken leads, fresh and dried, with turkey in the dried entry, and six cereals fill the middle of the list. Joint compounds and two prebiotics are dosed in print, and moisture is declared at 8.0%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

358.3 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

6.1%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

6.6%

Carbs

48.7%

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

50.1%

Carbs

48.4%

Oils

0.7%

Other

0.8%

Pricing & size