Eukanuba

Eukanuba Grain Free Adult All Breed Rich in Venison review

Name: Eukanuba Grain Free Adult All Breed Rich in Venison
Brand: Eukanuba

63.4/100Good

DryAdult

An uncommon red meat opens this grain-free kibble, with sweet potato standing in for the cereal, and it lands in our Good band. Freshly frozen venison is declared at 20%, but dried chicken and turkey at 19% very likely give more to the finished kibble. Transparency reads Outstanding.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dog weary of the usual meats; venison is a change of scene
Grain-free feeding, sweet potato and whole peas in place of cereal
A red meat that is neither beef nor lamb
Dogs of any build on the all-breed recipe
Extras dosed in print, taurine at 500mg per kilo

Worth watching

Poultry right behind the venison: dried chicken and turkey at 19%, and chicken gravy
Less venison in the finished kibble than 20% suggests, as frozen meat loses its water in the oven
Whole peas and dried potatoes, if legumes or potato have caused trouble

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

How this scores

How we score

63.4/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. No moisture is declared and calcium sits at an adult level, so keep it for grown dogs and start near 235 grams a day for a 15kg adult.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Venison

The score, in context

Eukanuba Grain Free Adult All Breed Rich in Venison 63.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Carbohydrate fractionally under the norm is unusual for a sweet potato and pea kibble, and a well-declared label does the rest.

What's in it

Freshly frozen venison20%Goes in wet; the oven strips most of its weight away.
Dried chicken and turkey19% (chicken 14%)Already dry, so likely the larger contributor of the two.
Dried sweet potatoes20%More fibre and far more vitamin A than plain potato.
Whole peas, dried potatoes
Poultry fatThe one entry that never says which bird.
Dried beet pulp4%
Chicken gravy, linseedLinseed for plant omega 3.
Minerals (sodium hexametaphosphate)0.4%There for tartar.
Dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeast
Fructooligosaccharides0.25%For the gut bacteria.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with taurine, and trace minerals printed in full as sulphates, from zinc at 62.5mg to iodine at 1.5mg.

Named ingredients

Freshly frozen venison (20%), dried chicken and turkey (19% including chicken 14%, a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), dried sweet potatoes (20%), whole peas, poultry fat, dried potatoes, dried beet pulp (4%), chicken gravy, linseed, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.4%), dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeast, fructooligosaccharides (0.25%, a natural prebiotic).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

356.3 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

7.2%

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.8%

Carbs

45.4%

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

47.6%

Carbs

44.8%

Oils

4.8%

Other

2.8%

Pricing & size