Eukanuba

Eukanuba Caring Senior Medium Breed review

Name: Eukanuba Caring Senior Medium Breed
Brand: Eukanuba

60.4/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A senior food that puts its weight behind muscle, landing in our Good band. Dried chicken and turkey head the list, protein converts to 30.4% of dry matter, and moisture is declared, so those figures are firmer than usual. Two prebiotics and a dosed joint pair sit in the small print, and no fish appears at all.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older medium breed dogs that need to hold their muscle
Dogs being kept off fish. Neither fish oil nor fish meal is in the recipe
Joints that want a hand, with glucosamine at 0.04% and chondroitin sulphate printed
Gut support from two named prebiotics and dried beet pulp at 3%
An older mouth, with sodium hexametaphosphate working on tartar

Worth watching

Poultry fat names only the family, so duck and goose stay possible
Fat at 15.0% means portions want measuring on a dog that has really slowed down
No use for an exclusion trial, with chicken, turkey, dried whole egg and wheat all in

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

How this scores

How we score

60.4/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for senior medium breed dogs. Portions tend to drift down as activity does, so let the ribs be the check.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Eukanuba Caring Senior Medium Breed 60.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Named meat at the top and a below-typical carbohydrate figure lift it, while cereals throughout and an unnamed fat hold it in place.

What's in it

Dried chicken and turkey26%Chicken is 18% of it. Most of the finished kibble's protein comes from here.
Fresh chicken17%Gives back its water in the oven.
Maize, wheatWheat is the one to keep in mind if grain has ever caused trouble.
Poultry fatNames the bird family and not the bird.
Oats, rice, barleyOats and barley bring fibre; rice suits a gut that has slowed with age.
Dried beet pulp3%
Chicken gravy, minerals0.34%The minerals include sodium hexametaphosphate at 0.34%, which works on tartar.
Dried whole egg
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides0.37%, 0.13%Two prebiotics.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.04%, 0.004%From animal tissues, with a little more from the poultry.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with beta-carotene and L-carnitine, and sulphate forms of iron, copper, zinc and manganese; calcium works out at 1.41% of dry matter.

No fish oil, so the omega 3s an ageing joint benefits from are not supplied here.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken and turkey (26% including chicken 18%, a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), fresh chicken (17%), maize, wheat, poultry fat, oats, rice, barley, dried beet pulp (3%), chicken gravy, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.34%), dried whole egg, fructooligosaccharides (0.37%, a natural prebiotic), mannanoligosaccharides (0.13%, a natural prebiotic), glucosamine (from animal tissues) (0.04%), chondroitin sulphate (0.004%).

Against the range

One senior recipe for medium breeds. Dried chicken and turkey lead at 26%, with chicken 18% of it, and fresh chicken follows at 17%. Maize, wheat, oats, rice and barley carry the starch, and there is no fish on the list.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

368.3 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

15%

Fibre

1.9%

Ash

6.3%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

6.8%

Carbs

44.4%

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

48.9%

Carbs

46%

Oils

4.1%

Other

Pricing & size