Eukanuba

Eukanuba Senior Large Breed Rich in Lamb & Rice review

Name: Eukanuba Senior Large Breed Rich in Lamb & Rice
Brand: Eukanuba

61.4/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A senior food for big dogs with fat held at 12% and the joint additions dosed, not hinted at. The bag says lamb, but a dried chicken and turkey blend comes first on the list. It lands in our Good band, level with the middle of the adult dry shelf.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older large dogs who walk less than they used to, with fat pitched at 12%
Big frames feeling their age: glucosamine at 0.04% and chondroitin sulphate at 0.004%
Owners happy to feed cereal. Rice at 14% heads a grain side with barley and sorghum
Dogs who want dinner to smell like dinner, thanks to chicken gravy and brewer's dried yeast
Marine omega 3 from fish oil, with no seed oil standing in

Worth watching

Chicken and turkey come before the lamb named on the bag
Fish oil, dried whole egg and pork fat too, so it cannot be a lamb-only elimination diet
Carbohydrate estimated at 51.0% of dry matter, above the 46.2% usual for adult dry food

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

How this scores

How we score

61.4/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed adults and seniors. Maize and barley are both in it, so check that suits a dog kept off gluten.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Eukanuba Senior Large Breed Rich in Lamb & Rice 61.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Every animal named and every additive dosed earn the score; a cereal-heavy carbohydrate figure keeps nutritional balance at Average.

What's in it

Dried chicken and turkeyFirst on the list and already dry, so it gives a lot to the kibble. No percentage, which is the figure an owner would most like.
Lamb14%Palatable and easy on the gut, and the red meat the bag is named for.
Rice14%The kindest of the common cereals to a dog's gut.
Maize, barley, sorghumBetween them the cereals carry a lot of this food.
Pork fat
Dried beet pulp2.6%Gentle fibre for an older digestion.
Chicken gravy, minerals, dried whole eggThe minerals include sodium hexametaphosphate at 0.34%, there for tartar.
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides0.25%, 0.13%Two prebiotics for the gut.
Brewer's dried yeast, fish oilFish oil brings omega 3 in a form a dog can use straight away.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.04%, 0.004%

A complete vitamin and trace element panel with vitamin E at 250mg and zinc at 62.5mg per kilo, plus L-carnitine at 50mg for fat handling.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken and turkey (a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), lamb (14%), rice (14%), maize, barley, sorghum, pork fat, dried beet pulp (2.6%), chicken gravy, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.34%), dried whole egg, fructooligosaccharides (0.25%, a natural prebiotic), brewer's dried yeast (a natural source of B-vitamins and selenium), fish oil (a natural source of omega-3 fatty acids), mannanoligosaccharides (0.13%, a natural prebiotic), glucosamine (from animal tissues) (0.04%), chondroitin sulphate (0.004%).

Against the range

One recipe for older large dogs. A dried chicken and turkey blend leads, lamb and rice follow at 14% each, and maize, barley and sorghum make up the rest of the cereal side. Glucosamine, chondroitin, two prebiotics and L-carnitine all carry printed doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

350.1 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

12%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

51%

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

44.1%

Carbs

51.5%

Oils

2.6%

Other

1.8%

Pricing & size