Eukanuba

Eukanuba Grain Free Adult Large Breed Rich in Fresh Chicken review

Name: Eukanuba Grain Free Adult Large Breed Rich in Fresh Chicken
Brand: Eukanuba

58.1/100Good

DryAdult

A grain-free big-dog recipe that keeps everything in the poultry family. Fresh chicken leads at 20%, but the dried chicken and turkey at 17.5% does more of the work in the finished kibble. Glucosamine and taurine are dosed for heavy frames, and it sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed adults, the only size it is drawn for
Dogs that thrive on chicken
Grain-free homes: dried sweet potatoes at 17.5% carry the starch
Heavy frames, with glucosamine at 0.045% and taurine at 500mg per kilo
Owners who like percentages printed beside the meat and the sweet potato

Worth watching

Chicken and turkey both run through the recipe, so there is no way around poultry
Poultry fat is never pinned to a species
Estimated carbohydrate at 49.7% of dry matter, a little above the 46.2% typical

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

How this scores

How we score

58.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed adults. The calorie figure is our estimate and the label's table runs up to 90kg dogs, so weigh yours and watch condition over the first weeks.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Eukanuba Grain Free Adult Large Breed Rich in Fresh Chicken 58.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

In with the crowd of adult dry foods, set apart by honest construction and a label that prints the percentages that matter.

What's in it

Fresh chicken20%Mostly water, which leaves during cooking.
Dried chicken and turkey17.5%12% of it chicken, with no water left to lose, so this holds the kibble up.
Dried sweet potatoes17.5%The best of the grain-free starches, with more fibre and vitamin A than potato.
Whole peas, dried potatoes
Poultry fatThe one entry left vague.
Dried beet pulp4%
Chicken gravyThe palatant.
Minerals, including sodium hexametaphosphate0.4%The tartar ingredient.
Linseed, dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeastPlant omega 3, easily used protein and B vitamins.
Fructooligosaccharides, glucosamine0.25%, 0.045%

Vitamins A, D3 and E with beta-carotene and taurine, and trace minerals in sulphate forms.

Named ingredients

Fresh chicken (20%), dried chicken and turkey (17.5% including chicken 12%, a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), dried sweet potatoes (17.5%), whole peas, dried potatoes, poultry fat, dried beet pulp (4%), chicken gravy, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.4%), linseed, dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeast, fructooligosaccharides (0.25%, a natural prebiotic), glucosamine (from animal tissues) (0.045%).

Against the range

Fresh chicken and a dried chicken and turkey pair take the first two places, and dried sweet potatoes, whole peas and dried potatoes replace the cereal. Moisture is not declared, so the dry-matter figures run on an assumed 8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

354.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

6.3%

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

6.8%

Carbs

49.7%

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

48%

Carbs

46%

Oils

3.1%

Other

2.8%

Pricing & size