Eukanuba

Eukanuba Grain Free Adult Small/Medium Breed Rich in Lamb review

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

64.3/100Good

DryAdult

A grain-free small and medium breed kibble in our Good band, sold on lamb but built on lamb and poultry in equal declared shares. Because the chicken and turkey are dried and the lamb is frozen, the finished bowl is at least as much poultry as lamb. The label names its animals and prints its percentages.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and medium adults that enjoy red meat, with lamb declared at 21%
A grain-free bowl. Dried sweet potato at 20% and whole peas stand in for cereal
Dogs kept off fish: linseed carries the omega 3 and nothing marine is listed
A named red meat on a familiar poultry base
Smaller dogs that eat better when dinner smells of something, helped by chicken gravy and brewer's yeast

Worth watching

The dried chicken and turkey match the lamb by weight and do at least as much of the work
Chicken, turkey and dried whole egg on the list, so not a lamb-only elimination diet
Poultry fat with no bird named

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

How this scores

How we score

64.3/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small and medium adults. The label's table asks 240 to 280 grams for a 20kg dog, which is the better starting point for a bigger frame.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small, Medium

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Eukanuba Grain Free Adult Small/Medium Breed Rich in Lamb 64.3

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Judged as the mixed protein kibble it actually is, it reads well, with Average nutritional balance the one pillar the plant base holds back.

What's in it

Freshly frozen lamb21%Still wet meat. The finished kibble holds a good deal less lamb than the figure implies.
Dried chicken and turkey21% (chicken 15%)With its water gone, this anchors the protein.
Dried sweet potatoes20%Fibre and vitamin A alongside the starch.
Whole peas, dried potatoesPotato is close to pure starch.
Poultry fatNo bird named.
Dried beet pulp4%Steadies stools.
Chicken gravy, linseedLinseed is the only omega 3; plant omega 3 converts slowly, so results show over weeks.
Minerals incl. sodium hexametaphosphate0.4%For the teeth.
Dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeast
Fructooligosaccharides0.25%Feeds the good bacteria.

Dosed line by line: taurine at 500mg, vitamin E at 250mg, zinc at 62.5mg and copper at 8mg per kilo, all in sulphate form for the minerals.

Named ingredients

Freshly frozen lamb (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 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

357.7 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

6.8%

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.4%

Carbs

45.8%

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

48.2%

Carbs

44.5%

Oils

4.7%

Other

2.7%

Pricing & size