Eukanuba

Eukanuba Senior Small/Medium Breed Rich in Lamb & Rice review

Name: Eukanuba Senior Small/Medium Breed Rich in Lamb & Rice
Brand: Eukanuba

63.7/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A senior recipe for smaller dogs that runs a little richer than its name lets on: protein converts to 28.3% of dry matter and fat to 15.2%. Poultry is the real backbone, with lamb behind it. The joint support, prebiotics and fish oil are all printed with their detail. It sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and medium dogs in later life who still eat with enthusiasm
Ageing joints, with glucosamine at 0.04% and chondroitin sulphate at 0.004% declared
Owners happy with cereal; rice at 14% leads the grains
Skin and coat, from fish oil
Unpredictable senior digestion, with two prebiotics and dried beet pulp at 2.6%

Worth watching

Chicken and turkey sit above the lamb, so poultry is the backbone
Pork fat, egg and fish oil rule out a single-protein trial
Maize and barley in the mix, for a household avoiding gluten

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

How this scores

How we score

63.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small and medium adults and seniors. The label asks 235 to 275 grams a day for a 20kg dog; where that and our estimate differ, go by the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small, Medium

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Eukanuba Senior Small/Medium Breed Rich in Lamb & Rice 63.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It earns its place on honesty and completeness, with species named down the list and the panel dosed, while the cereals keep nutritional balance a step back.

What's in it

Dried chicken and turkeyDried before mixing, so it holds its place in the kibble. The one figure the label withholds.
Lamb14%The name on the front, and a strong smell for a smaller senior whose interest comes and goes.
Rice14%About the gentlest cereal for an older gut.
Maize, sorghum, barleyBarley is the most useful, with fibre and trace minerals.
Pork fat, chicken gravy
Dried beet pulp2.6%Keeps the fibre light.
Minerals (sodium hexametaphosphate)0.34%For tartar.
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides0.25%, 0.13%Two prebiotics working the gut from two directions.
Brewer's dried yeast, dried whole egg, fish oilFish oil hands over omega 3 in its finished form, and puts fish in the bowl.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.04%, 0.004%

L-carnitine at 50mg per kilo, vitamin E at 250mg and zinc at 62.5mg, with tocopherol extracts keeping the fats fresh.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken and turkey (a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), lamb (14%), rice (14%), maize, sorghum, barley, pork fat, dried beet pulp (2.6%), chicken gravy, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.34%), fructooligosaccharides (0.25%, a natural prebiotic), brewer's dried yeast (a natural source of B-vitamins and selenium), dried whole egg, 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 grain-inclusive senior kibble for smaller dogs. A dried chicken and turkey blend heads the list with no percentage against it, lamb and rice follow at 14% each, and maize, sorghum and barley fill in behind. Pork fat, dried whole egg and fish oil all appear, and the joint and prebiotic entries each carry a percentage.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

361.9 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

14%

Fibre

1.9%

Ash

6.7%

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

7.3%

Carbs

47.1%

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

43.8%

Carbs

51.6%

Oils

2.6%

Other

Pricing & size