Exe Valley

Exe Valley Essential Range Senior: Chicken review

Name: Exe Valley Essential Range Senior: Chicken
Brand: Exe Valley

52.7/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A plain, cereal-based senior kibble that lands level with the typical adult dry food. What sets it apart is that the joint pair, glucosamine and chondroitin, is written into the recipe with a percentage each, and fat is held to 10%. For a settled older dog it is an easy, unfussy bowl.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs that have eased off the exercise. Fat stays at 10% while protein converts to 27.2% of dry matter
Stiffening joints: glucosamine at 0.1% and chondroitin at 0.05% are both on the label
Dogs long settled on maize and rice
Owners who like every vitamin and trace mineral dosed in print
A kitchen feeding an older dog and an adult from one bag

Worth watching

Maize comes first, ahead of the chicken meal
Poultry fat names no species, so a dog kept to chicken alone cannot be held to it here
No moisture printed, so every dry matter figure assumes 8%, and the energy figure is our estimate

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

How this scores

How we score

52.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of any size. Older dogs vary a great deal in what they burn, so let your dog's shape guide the scoop.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 52.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A modest food doing a clear job: the cereal-led label holds the score back, while protein for a senior recipe and the full panel hold it up.

What's in it

MaizeCooked and ground, it digests easily and brings energy with a little protein. It leads the label.
Chicken meal26%The animal share. Its water has gone before mixing, so 26% stays close to what is in the kibble.
Barley, rice, oatsRice 11%The rest of the cereal side.
Chicken gravy
Linseed2%Plant omega 3.
Beet pulp2%Handles the fibre.
Poultry fatCovers chicken, turkey, duck and goose, so the bird is not pinned down.
Seaweed0.2%Iodine.
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.1%, 0.05%The standard joint pair.
Chicory0.01%Inulin to feed gut bacteria.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with iron, zinc, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium, all dosed per kilo on the bag.

Named ingredients

Maize, Chicken Meal (26%), Barley, Rice (11%), Oats, Chicken Gravy, Linseed (2%), Beet Pulp (2%), Poultry Fat, Seaweed (0.2%), Glucosamine (0.1%), Chondroitin (0.05%), Chicory (0.01%).

Against the range

One recipe, chicken meal at 26% behind maize, with barley, rice at 11% and oats making up the cereal side. Poultry fat is the added fat. The joint pair, seaweed, chicory and linseed sit at the tail, and the vitamin and mineral panel is printed in full.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

333.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

10%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

50%

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

32.6%

Carbs

62.9%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

2.1%

Other

2.1%

Pricing & size