Farm Food

Farm Food HE Gluten Free review

Name: Farm Food HE Gluten Free
Brand: Farm Food

52.9/100Good

Cold pressedPuppyAdult

A cold-pressed pellet that leaves gluten out without leaving grain out: released sorghum stands in for wheat, and the rest of the construction stays put. The additive panel is printed line by line, more fully than most makers manage. It sits in our Good band, level with the typical cold-pressed food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs steered away from gluten
Small dogs and young puppies, as there is a mini chunk too
Homes with dogs at several life stages, puppy to senior
A pellet that softens in water and does not expand
Owners who want the omega 3 oil's origin named

Worth watching

Corn and rice carry the bulk, so this is no grain-free food
Meat meal with no species, so an exclusion trial cannot rest on it
Salmon oil and whey powder: fish and dairy in every pellet

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

How this scores

How we score

52.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed as complete for puppies, adults and seniors of every size, with calcium at 1.09% of dry matter, comfortable for a large-breed puppy. At 414 kcal per 100g the pellet is dense, so a scoop goes further than it looks.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Farm Food HE Gluten Free 52.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The gluten swap is real and the additive table is unusually detailed, but cereals ahead of unnamed animal protein keep it mid table.

What's in it

Released cornThe starch is opened before pressing so it digests and binds.
Hemoglobin powderDried blood protein; lifts the protein figure efficiently.
Released sorghum10%A gluten-free grass grain close to maize.
Released rice
Meat mealNames no species.
Beef fatThe only animal entry that says which animal.
Whey powder, brewer's yeastMilk protein, and B vitamins with a full set of amino acids.
Vegetable fibres, cold pressed sunflower oil, minerals, lecithin
Scottish salmon oil1%Marine omega 3 with its origin named.
Inulin, vitamins and trace elementsInulin is a prebiotic fibre.

Vitamins A, D3, E, K3, C and the full B group with choline, biotin and L-carnitine, plus manganese, copper and zinc in sulphate and chelated forms and selenium from yeast.

Gluten free, not grain free: corn and rice lead the cereal side.

Named ingredients

Released corn, hemoglobin powder, released sorghum (10%), released rice, meat meal, beef fat, whey powder, brewer's yeast, vegetable fibers, cold pressed sunflower oil, minerals, lecithin, 1% Scottish salmon oil, inulin, vitamins and trace elements.

Against the range

A cold-pressed pellet with released corn leading, hemoglobin powder second, then sorghum at 10% in place of the wheat used elsewhere in the line, and released rice. The meat meal names no species; beef fat is the only animal entry that does. Scottish salmon oil at 1%, whey powder and brewer's yeast sit further down.

Price and value

The range is bagged at 2kg, 4kg, 12kg and 15kg, with the mini chunk pressed for small mouths offered in 2kg and 4kg.

As a portion guide, a 15kg adult dog in moderate condition needs roughly 840 kcal a day on the standard maintenance estimate (110 × bodyweight^0.75), which this pellet delivers in about 203 grams. The maker's own chart puts a 20 to 30kg dog on 340 to 510 grams a day.

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

10.7%

Carbs

65.6%

Veg

1.1%

Oils

5.1%

Other

17.4%

Pricing & size

Pack size: 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
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