Farm Food

Farm Food HE Classic review

Name: Farm Food HE Classic
Brand: Farm Food

55.6/100Good

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Farm Food's everyday cold-pressed pellet, built on cereal and sitting in our Good band. Both finishing oils are named and cold pressed like the pellet, and the micronutrient panel is printed dose by dose. One bag is declared complete from puppy to senior.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Homes with dogs at different ages, all on the same pellet
Toy and small breeds, with a 6 mm mini chunk pressed alongside
Dogs that bolt their dinner. A cold-pressed pellet breaks up once wet and does not swell
Dogs kept away from fish: nothing marine is on the list
Large-breed puppies, with calcium at 1.09% of dry matter

Worth watching

Corn, wheat and rice do the carrying, so not for a grain-free or wheat-avoiding dog
The meat meal names no species, and whey powder and beef fat bring dairy and beef
Dense pellets, so weigh the portion on scales

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

How this scores

How we score

55.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Declared complete for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. At 414 kcal per 100g a scoop goes further than the bag suggests, so weigh it rather than trusting the generous guide.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Farm Food HE Classic 55.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The first four lines of the list hold the score where it is, and the printed doses are what lift its transparency.

What's in it

Released cornStarch opened up before pressing, so it digests more readily and binds without high heat.
Hemoglobin powderDried blood protein, an efficient way to lift the protein figure.
Released wheat, released rice
Meat mealNo animal named.
Beef fatThe only animal entry that says where it came from. Does the palatability job.
Whey powderMilk protein and a little lactose.
Brewer's yeastThe whole B group, and a complete protein.
Vegetable fibres, minerals, lecithin
Cold pressed sunflower oil, cold pressed linseed oilNamed oils: vitamin E from sunflower, omega 3 from linseed.
Inulin, vitamins and trace elementsInulin is the prebiotic.

Printed dose by dose, from vitamins A, D3, E and K3 through the B group to L-carnitine at 50 mg. The trace elements come as sulphates and chelates, with selenium as selenomethionine from yeast.

Estimated carbohydrate is 50.0% of dry matter, above the 43.2% typical for cold-pressed food.

Named ingredients

Released corn, hemoglobin powder, released wheat, released rice, meat meal, beef fat, whey powder, brewer's yeast, vegetable fibers, cold pressed sunflower oil, minerals, lecithin, cold pressed linseed oil, inulin, vitamins and trace elements.

Against the range

One cold-pressed pellet for every life stage, in a standard size and a 6 mm mini chunk. Three cereals come before anything animal.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

414.5 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

6.5%

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

7.5%

Carbs

71.7%

Veg

0.8%

Oils

Other

17%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.20 (RRP)
Pack: 2 kg, 4 kg, 12 kg, 15 kg - plus "Mini chunk, suitable for puppies and small dog breeds (diameter of 6 mm)": 2 kg, 4 kg, 12 kg
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 160 to 200 g a day, 180 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.58

A dense pellet, so a small daily weight covers a 15 kg adult.

Budget end of the market for a cold-pressed food, though the price runs a little ahead of what the analysis shows.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.