Eukanuba

Eukanuba Grain Free Adult Large Breed Rich in Lamb review

Name: Eukanuba Grain Free Adult Large Breed Rich in Lamb
Brand: Eukanuba

61.3/100Good

DryAdult

A big-dog recipe that leaves cereal behind and puts lamb at the front, with dried chicken and turkey close behind. Fat is held at 12% and glucosamine is dosed, both with large frames in mind. It sits level with the typical adult dry food in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed adults, the size this bag is written and portioned for
Dogs that never quite settled on poultry alone and do well on red meat
Owners keeping cereal out of the bowl
Big joints, with glucosamine at 0.045% and taurine at 500mg per kilo
A steady dog more than a headlong one

Worth watching

Dried chicken and turkey right under the lamb, so it is no match for a dog kept off poultry
Much of the 20% lamb is water that leaves in the oven
Estimated carbohydrate at 51.3% of dry matter, as sweet potato, peas and potato do a cereal's job

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

How this scores

How we score

61.3/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed adults. Calcium at 1.3% of dry matter is a comfortable adult figure; weigh the first bags against the label's table, which climbs to a 90kg dog.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Eukanuba Grain Free Adult Large Breed Rich in Lamb 61.3

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A named red meat and printed percentages lift it; the starch carrying the whole grain-free job holds it back.

What's in it

Freshly frozen lamb20%A wet meat, so much of the figure is water lost in cooking. Red meat with a richer flavour.
Dried chicken and turkey18%Chicken 13% of it. Already dry, so it holds its place and likely gives as much protein as the lamb.
Dried sweet potatoes18%The better half of the plant side: fibre and vitamin A.
Whole peas, dried potatoesThe rest of the starch.
Poultry fat, chicken gravyThe fat names no bird.
Dried beet pulp3%For digestion.
Linseed, dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeastPlant omega 3, extra protein, B vitamins.
Minerals, with sodium hexametaphosphate0.4%The hexametaphosphate is for tartar.
Fructooligosaccharides0.25%
Glucosamine0.045%From animal tissues.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with beta-carotene and taurine, and iron, copper, zinc, manganese and iodine each printed per kilo, plus tocopherols and rosemary extract.

Dried chicken and turkey sit second on the list despite the lamb on the front.

Named ingredients

Freshly frozen lamb (20%), dried chicken and turkey (18% including chicken 13%, a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), dried sweet potatoes (18%), whole peas, dried potatoes, poultry fat, dried beet pulp (3%), chicken gravy, linseed, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.4%), dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeast, fructooligosaccharides (0.25%, a natural prebiotic), glucosamine (from animal tissues) (0.045%).

Against the range

One recipe: freshly frozen lamb first, dried chicken and turkey behind it, and dried sweet potatoes, whole peas and dried potatoes in place of cereal. The meats and plants that decide the recipe all carry percentages, and poultry fat is the one entry left unnamed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

350.9 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

12%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

6.2%

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

6.7%

Carbs

51.3%

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

48.3%

Carbs

45.7%

Oils

3.2%

Other

2.9%

Pricing & size