Fidelis

Fidelis Fresh Menu (grain free recipes): Turkey with Sweet Potato, Spinach & Apple review

Name: Fidelis Fresh Menu (grain free recipes): Turkey with Sweet Potato, Spinach & Apple
Brand: Fidelis

86.8/100Outstanding

FreshPuppyAdult

Flavour

Gently cooked dinners in 400g jars, six recipes, all in our Outstanding band. Most open on 60% fresh muscle meat with 10% offal on its own line, and the plant side is fresh vegetables and fruit rather than starch. The Beef is the one to pick for a wheat-sensitive dog: it is the only recipe without wheat germ oil.

View on Amazon

Affiliate link. As an Amazon Associate, Off the Leash earns from qualifying purchases.

Our view

Likely to suit

Anyone who wants to know what went into the jar; the labels go down to a tenth of a percent
A fresh, gently cooked bowl without weighing out ingredients yourself
Fussy eaters, because gentle cooking keeps more of the meat's smell and texture than high-heat processing
A house with dogs of different ages: every recipe is listed from puppy to old age
Dogs that do better on less starch
A sensitivity to work around, with six recipes to move between, from beef and pork to salmon and three birds

Worth watching

Wheat germ oil is on every recipe except the Beef, and the Salmon carries beef liver powder
No label prints a calcium figure, so a large-breed puppy owner would need to ask Fidelis
Jars live in the fridge once opened and the portions are big by weight, so clear a shelf

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

How this scores

How we score

86.8/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for every age and size. The one check before ordering is fridge space: a 15kg dog gets through 375 to 450 grams a day.

Food type

Fresh

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Beef 93.3
Salmon 93.3
Duck 92.8
Pork 91.9
Chicken 91.6
Turkey 86.8

All six Outstanding. Typical fresh food: Outstanding.

The Salmon and the Beef share the lead, but the gap is small enough that your dog's protein history should decide.

What's in it

Fresh turkey breast meat60%
Fresh turkey liver10%On its own line, with the amount printed.
Sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, apple, peas5% down to 2.5%Spinach at 4% leads the greens.
Pumpkin seeds2%For their oils.
Brewer's yeast2%B vitamins and a full set of amino acids.
Fresh kale2%
Algae oil1.8%The omega 3 source.
Wheat germ oil1.5%Vitamin E and unsaturated fat, with the wheat name attached. The line to check for a wheat-sensitive dog.
Algae powder, rosehip shells, seaweed powder0.6% down to 0.1%
Rosemary0.1%Flavour, and a natural antioxidant that slows the fats turning.

Added per 100 g: vitamin D 35 IU, manganese 0.2 mg, copper 0.2 mg, selenium 12.5 µg, zinc 3.5 mg. A short panel, with fresh ingredients doing the rest.

No calcium figure printed. A large-breed puppy owner would need to ask Fidelis for it.

Named ingredients

Fresh Turkey Breast Meat (60%), Fresh Turkey Liver (10%), Fresh Sweet Potatoes (5%), Fresh Carrots (5%), Fresh Spinach (4%), Fresh Apple (3%), Fresh Peas (2.5%), Pumpkin Seeds (2%), Brewer's Yeast (2%), Fresh Kale (2%), Algae Oil (1.8%), Wheat Germ Oil (1.5%), Algae Powder (0.6%), Rosehip Shells (0.4%), Seaweed Powder (0.1%), Rosemary (0.1%).

Against the range

Protein, dry matter: 53.0%; Tops the range
Fat, dry matter: 19.0%; Modest
Moisture: 70%; Wettest jar of the six

The bowl looks fuller for the same energy, a quiet advantage with a hungry dog.

Five of the six recipes open on 60% fresh muscle meat with 10% offal behind it; the Salmon builds its share from salmon and salmon carcasses instead. Estimated carbohydrate runs from 12.0% of dry matter on the Salmon to 29.4% on the Chicken. The fat comes from oils on every label. Algae oil is on four of the six at 1.5% to 2%, with hemp seed oil on the Pork and salmon oil on the Salmon at 1.5%. Wheat germ oil is on all but the Beef at 1% to 1.5%.

Vitamin D is 100 IU on the Duck against 35 IU on most of the others, with a slightly lighter set again on the Salmon.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

141 kcal/100g

Protein

15.9%

Fat

5.7%

Fibre

1.2%

Ash

Moisture

70%

Dry weight

Protein

53%

Fat

19%

Fibre

Ash

10%

Carbs

14%

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

70%

Carbs

7.5%

Veg

17.1%

Oils

3.3%

Other

2.1%

Pricing & size