Eukanuba

Eukanuba Daily Care Sensitive Skin review

Name: Eukanuba Daily Care Sensitive Skin
Brand: Eukanuba

42.3/100Average

DryAdult

Eight ingredients, one protein source and no poultry anywhere: Eukanuba's skin recipe takes the short route. It sits in our Average band, held back by maize leading the list. For a dog that flares on chicken, it is an unusually simple label to work with.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Itchy dogs that keep ending up back on chicken
Reading the whole list in one breath, all eight entries
Dogs that do well on fish, the only protein source here
Mixed-size households, the label running from toy to giant
Skin nutrients dosed in print, zinc at 62.5mg and vitamin E at 250mg per kilo

Worth watching

Maize ahead of the fish, with estimated carbohydrate at 51.7% of dry matter
Pork fat, so a strict single-species elimination trial will not hold
Fish meal with no species named
No separate fish oil; the omega 3 comes only inside the fish meal

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

How this scores

How we score

42.3/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. If your dog's flare-ups have ever been put down to maize, think twice, since it is the first ingredient.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Ocean Fish

The score, in context

Eukanuba Daily Care Sensitive Skin 42.3

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A short list is not automatically a strong one, and maize ahead of a single fish meal is what keeps the score down.

What's in it

MaizeFirst on the list and the main source of starch.
Fish meal24%The only protein source; goes in dried, so the share holds. Species not named.
Pork fatA named fat, and a second animal in the bowl.
Dried beet pulp2.9%
Fish gravyKeeps the kibble appealing.
Minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate)0.38%Against tartar.
Brewer's dried yeastB vitamins and selenium.
Fructooligosaccharides0.28%A prebiotic.

Zinc at 62.5mg per kilo as an amino acid chelate, backed by vitamin E, beta-carotene and L-carnitine, the panel to read for a skin food.

Named ingredients

Maize, fish meal (24%), pork fat, dried beet pulp (2.9%), fish gravy, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.38%), brewer's dried yeast (a natural source of B-vitamins and selenium), fructooligosaccharides (0.28%, a natural prebiotic).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

357 kcal/100g

Protein

22%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

6.4%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

Carbs

51.7%

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

24%

Added water

15.6%

Carbs

39.8%

Oils

12%

Other

8.6%

Pricing & size