Eukanuba

Eukanuba Grain Free Senior Small/Medium Breed Rich in Ocean Fish review

Name: Eukanuba Grain Free Senior Small/Medium Breed Rich in Ocean Fish
Brand: Eukanuba

45.8/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A grain-free, fish-led kibble for older small and medium dogs, in our Average band. The label is generous where it counts: fish meal declared at 31%, protein at 30.4% of dry matter and carbohydrate below the adult dry average. The extras come with their doses, not just a mention.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older small and medium dogs who like fish, the only animal protein here
A meatier bowl for a senior
Stiffening joints, with glucosamine declared at 0.045%
A temperamental digestion: two named prebiotics and beet pulp at 3%
Grain-free households. Sweet potato replaces cereal entirely

Worth watching

Pork fat under the fish, so a strict fish-only elimination trial is not covered
Fish meal with no species named
Chondroitin sulphate at only 0.0045%. Treat the glucosamine as the working half of the pair

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

How this scores

How we score

45.8/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyExcellent

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of small and medium size. Moisture and energy are not printed, so set portions by the waistline as much as by the guide.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small, Medium

Main protein

Ocean Fish

The score, in context

Eukanuba Grain Free Senior Small/Medium Breed Rich in Ocean Fish 45.8

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A sizeable plant base and an unnamed fish hold it a step below the typical, and for a small or medium senior on fish it is a stronger bowl than that suggests.

What's in it

Fish meal31%Already dried, so the share largely survives. No species named.
Dried sweet potatoes20%Heads the plant base; no cereal.
Whole peas, dried potatoes
Pork fat, sunflower oilBoth named to source. The pork rules out a fish-only trial.
Fish gravy
Dried beet pulp3%Fibre, kept light.
Minerals (sodium hexametaphosphate)0.39%Keeps tartar off older teeth.
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides0.29%, 0.15%Two prebiotics, from plants and yeast cell walls.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.045%, 0.0045%

L-carnitine at 100mg per kilo for an older dog's fat handling and lean muscle, and taurine at 500mg for the heart.

Named ingredients

Fish meal (31%), 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 (0.0045%).

Against the range

One grain-free, fish-led senior kibble. Fish meal at 31% is the largest entry and goes in already dried, so most of that share survives into the kibble. Sweet potato, peas and potato make the plant base with no cereal. The joint, gut and dental extras are all printed with doses, though the fish is never pinned to a species.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

359.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

44.3%

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

31%

Added water

3.6%

Carbs

56.6%

Oils

7.1%

Other

1.7%

Pricing & size