Feelwell's

Feelwell's Feelwells Grain Free Puppy review

Name: Feelwell's Feelwells Grain Free Puppy
Brand: Feelwell's

73.9/100Excellent

DryPuppy

A grain free growth kibble that reaches our Excellent band by doing the basics in print. The 60% meat figure is broken down entry by entry, calcium is declared and in range for growth, and the joint and prebiotic entries carry doses. It is not a low starch bag, at 41.9% carbohydrate in dry matter.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed pups, for whom a printed, in range calcium figure is the number that matters
Grain free households. Sweet potato and potato carry the starch
Owners who want joint care dosed on the label: glucosamine and MSM at 170 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 125 mg/kg
A young gut that could use help settling, with FOS at 96 mg/kg and MOS at 24 mg/kg
Puppies of any size with nothing on the avoid list

Worth watching

Chicken, turkey and salmon together, so neither single protein nor fish free
Salmon twice, fresh and dried
Carbohydrate at 41.9% of dry matter, above the 39.0% typical of puppy dry food

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

How this scores

How we score

73.9/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. At 384 kcal per 100g it is a little richer than the 376 typical, so feed from the bag's growth chart and recheck it as the pup grows.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Feelwells Grain Free Puppy 73.9

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Several things done properly add up to Excellent, and the starch share is the one place it gives ground to the strongest growth kibbles.

What's in it

Fresh chicken, dried chicken20%, 14%Dried meat has lost its water already, so its protein carries straight into the kibble.
Fresh turkey, dried turkey7% each
Fresh salmon, dried salmon7%, 3%Fish twice, which matters for a pup that has reacted to it.
Chicken stock2%
Sweet potato22%Does the binding in place of cereal.
Potato, linseed, beet pulpLinseed for plant omega 3; beet pulp for a gentle fibre.
Omega 3, minerals, vitaminsThe omega 3 names no source.
Carrot, peas0.2%, 0.07%Seasoning level.
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate170 mg/kg, 170 mg/kg, 125 mg/kgJoint care, dosed.
Vegetable stock, nucleotides, FOS, MOSPrebiotics at 96 mg/kg and 24 mg/kg.

Vitamins A, D3 and E plus six trace elements, each dosed in print, from zinc and iron at 50 mg to selenium at 0.3 mg.

Named ingredients

Chicken, Turkey & Salmon 60% (20% Fresh Chicken, 14% Dried Chicken, 7% Fresh Turkey, 7% Fresh Salmon, 7% Dried Turkey, 3% Dried Salmon & 2% Chicken Stock), Sweet Potato (22%), Potato, Linseed, Beet Pulp, Omega 3, Minerals Vitamins, Carrot (0.2%, Peas (0.07%), Vegetable Stock, Glucosamin (170mg/kg), MSM (170mg/kg), Chondroitin Suphate (125mg/kg), Nucleotides, FOS (96mg/kg), MOS (24mg/kg)

Against the range

The 60% meat headline is itemised to the last percent across chicken, turkey and salmon, fresh and dried, with chicken stock closing it. Sweet potato at 22% binds the kibble with potato behind it, and there is no grain. Calcium is declared and converts to 1.3% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

384 kcal/100g

Protein

29%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.5%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

41.9%

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

64.9%

Added water

3.1%

Carbs

29.3%

Other

2.8%

Pricing & size