Eukanuba

Eukanuba Grain Free Senior Large Breed Rich in Ocean Fish review

Name: Eukanuba Grain Free Senior Large Breed Rich in Ocean Fish
Brand: Eukanuba

43.4/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A lean fish kibble for big dogs that have started taking life easier, with fish meal at 27% and fat pitched low at 12%. The small print has what you hope for on a senior label: glucosamine and chondroitin declared, two named prebiotics, L-carnitine at 100mg per kilo. It lands in our Average band and makes a steady daily bowl for an older large dog that likes fish.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large seniors whose appetite has outlasted their activity
Stiffening joints, with glucosamine at 0.045% and chondroitin sulphate at 0.01% declared
A senior kept off grain. Sweet potato at 20% and dried potato carry the starch
A delicate middle: two prebiotics dosed in print, plus dried beet pulp at 3%
Fish eaters who have gone off the usual land meats

Worth watching

Pork fat beside the fish, so not single species
The fish is never named beyond fish meal
Carbohydrate estimated at 49.2% of dry matter against 46.2% for adult dry food

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

How this scores

How we score

43.4/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adults and seniors, best for a quiet older dog. A big dog still putting in real miles may want more energy in the bowl than 12% fat gives.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Ocean Fish

The score, in context

Eukanuba Grain Free Senior Large Breed Rich in Ocean Fish 43.4

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The senior thinking is genuine; a moderate fish share, a heavy plant side and an unnamed fish keep the reading down.

What's in it

Fish meal27%Dried before the mixer, so the figure survives cooking. No species given.
Dried sweet potatoes20%The most useful of the starches, with fibre and vitamin A.
Whole peas, dried potatoes
Pork fat, sunflower oilBoth named to source. The pork means a second animal.
Fish gravy
Dried beet pulp3%Steadies stools without padding the recipe.
Minerals, incl. sodium hexametaphosphate0.39%
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides0.29%, 0.15%Two prebiotics, one from plants and one from yeast cell walls.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.045%, 0.01%Named and dosed. The evidence for joint supplements is mixed.

Dosed line by line, with taurine at 500mg and L-carnitine at 100mg per kilo, the entry added with lean muscle and fat handling in mind.

Calcium converts to 1.2% of dry matter.

Named ingredients

Fish meal (27%), dried sweet potatoes (20%), whole peas, dried potatoes, pork fat, sunflower oil, fish gravy, dried beet pulp (3%), minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.39%), fructooligosaccharides (0.29%, a natural prebiotic), mannanoligosaccharides (0.15%, a natural prebiotic), glucosamine (from animal tissues) (0.045%), chondroitin sulphate (0.01%).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

349.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25.5%

Fat

12%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

27.7%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

49.2%

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

27%

Added water

Carbs

59.5%

Oils

7.7%

Other

1.8%

Pricing & size