Eukanuba

Eukanuba Grain Free Adult Small/Medium Breed Rich in Fresh Chicken review

Name: Eukanuba Grain Free Adult Small/Medium Breed Rich in Fresh Chicken
Brand: Eukanuba

62.5/100Good

DryAdult

A Good, grain-free chicken kibble that prints its meat split in full. Fresh chicken is 21%, a dried chicken and turkey blend adds another 21%, and chicken is pinned at 15% inside that blend. Small and medium dogs that like chicken and have never taken to fish are who it reads as written for.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and medium adults who do best on poultry
Dogs kept off fish. Linseed supplies the omega 3
Owners who want the fresh share, the dried share and the chicken inside it all in print
Grain-free feeding, with dried sweet potato at 20% in place of cereal
Fussier eaters: chicken gravy and brewer's dried yeast are there for the smell

Worth watching

Turkey in the dried blend, so a turkey-sensitive dog is not covered
Poultry fat with no bird named, a gap when ruling species in or out
Almost all the animal protein is chicken

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

How this scores

How we score

62.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small and medium adults. The label asks 240 to 275 grams a day for a 20kg dog; where that and our estimate disagree, the waistline decides.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small, Medium

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Eukanuba Grain Free Adult Small/Medium Breed Rich in Fresh Chicken 62.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It holds the middle of the adult dry shelf on what the label prints, with the meat split spelled out and carbohydrate kept in check.

What's in it

Fresh chicken21%Mostly water, which goes in cooking.
Dried chicken and turkey21% (chicken 15%)Dried meat has no water left to lose, so this entry pulls more weight than its ranking implies. Turkey travels with it.
Dried sweet potatoes20%Starch plus fibre and vitamin A, leading a grain-free base.
Whole peas, dried potatoesKept in proportion: carbohydrate stays at 43.6% of dry matter.
Poultry fatThe one entry with no species named.
Dried beet pulp3.5%Gentle fibre.
Chicken gravy, dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeastPalatability, with B vitamins from the yeast.
LinseedPlant omega 3, slower to convert than marine oil, so a coat takes weeks to answer.
Minerals, including sodium hexametaphosphate0.4%The hexametaphosphate works on the teeth.
Fructooligosaccharides0.25%A prebiotic for the gut bacteria.

Taurine at 500mg, vitamin E at 250mg, zinc at 62.5mg and iodine at 1.5mg per kilo among a dosed panel, with tocopherols and rosemary keeping the fats fresh.

Named ingredients

Fresh chicken (21%), dried chicken and turkey (21% including chicken 15%, a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), dried sweet potatoes (20%), whole peas, poultry fat, dried beet pulp (3.5%), dried potatoes, 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

Grain free, with dried sweet potato, peas and potato in place of cereal. Every animal entry names its species except the poultry fat, and the omega 3 comes from linseed, so nothing from the sea is on the list.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

362.4 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

27%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

43.6%

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

48.4%

Carbs

44.1%

Oils

4.7%

Other

2.7%

Pricing & size