Feedwell

Feedwell Mini review

Name: Feedwell Mini
Brand: Feedwell

35.6/100Average

DryAdult

A plain everyday kibble for small dogs, in our Average band. Whole maize comes first, meat meal second, and you can read the whole list in one glance. Protein at 23.5% is respectable for a food of this kind, and the premix is printed in full.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small dogs after a small kibble
Dogs that have always done well on maize
Dogs on the round side: fat at 9%, protein at 23.5%
Owners who want the whole list readable at a glance
Every vitamin and mineral dose spelled out on the bag

Worth watching

Meat meal with no species, so no help for a sensitive dog
Maize first and the only carbohydrate named
No moisture or ash declared, so nothing converts to dry matter
Soya as the oil, which carries very little soya protein

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

How this scores

How we score

35.6/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adults. The label's chart asks 250 to 350 grams for a dog of 12kg to 25kg, so weigh a smaller dog's share and let the waistline settle it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

The score, in context

Feedwell Mini 35.6

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Unnamed meat, maize in first place and gaps in the analysis hold it back, though nothing on the label falls short of a complete food.

What's in it

Whole maizeWhole grain, bran and germ kept. Does most of the energy work.
Meat mealDried protein, which is good; no species named, so the animal could change between batches.
Soya oilA refined fat with almost no protein, so the usual soya objection lands softly.
Vitamins and minerals

Iron, copper, manganese and zinc in sulphate and oxide forms, which the gut takes up a little less efficiently than chelates, with zinc at a modest 14mg per kilo.

Neither moisture nor ash is declared, so the analysis is given as fed only.

Named ingredients

Whole maize, meat meal, soya oil, vitamins and minerals

Against the range

The whole recipe is four entries: whole maize, meat meal, soya oil and a vitamin and mineral premix. No meat percentage is given, and there is no botanical tail.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

328.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

23.5%

Fat

Fibre

3.5%

Dry weight

Protein

25.5%

Fat

9.8%

Fibre

3.8%

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

32.5%

Carbs

50%

Oils

10.6%

Other

6.9%

Pricing & size