Fish4Dogs Superior Adult Complete review

Both this food and the typical adult dry food come to rest in our Good band, so there is no gap between the two to explain. Its strengths: a named fish leads the list, and the animal share is fish from top to bottom. Against those sit a protein figure of 28.3% of dry matter, which is unremarkable for a kibble, a carbohydrate share above the typical, and a tail of marine extras dosed too lightly to shift anything. Protein and processing and nutritional balance both read Average with transparency Outstanding, and that is a fair verdict on a steady, unfussy food.

Ingredients, as declared: Salmon (26%), Potato (26%), Salmon Meal (17%), Pea Starch (17%), Salmon Oil (6%), Salmon Digest (2%), Sunflower Oil, Pea Fibre (0.9%), Krill Meal (0.9%), Minerals, Yeast Extract, Malt Extract, Seaweed Meal (0.4%), Algae (0.2%), Spirulina, Green Lipped Mussel Powder (0.02%).

Salmon at 26% is declared in its fresh form, so most of that weight is water long before it reaches the bag. Salmon meal at 17% is the dried counterpart and does more of the real work in the finished kibble. Together the pair land the analysis at 26.0% protein, which converts to 28.3% of dry matter.

Potato at 26% and pea starch at 17% make a substantial plant base, and the estimated carbohydrate of 48.4% of dry matter reflects exactly that. No cereal appears at any point. Pea fibre at 0.9% handles the roughage alongside the starch, with crude fibre declared at 2.5%.

Salmon oil at 6% and sunflower oil supply the fat, declared at 12.0%. That is moderate for a dry food and suits a dog with a steady daily routine rather than a frantic one. Energy lands at 369 kcal per 100 grams against 357 for the typical adult dry food, so bowl sizes should feel familiar coming from another kibble.

Salmon digest at 2% is the palatability trick. Digest is hydrolysed fish applied to the outside of the kibble, and it is the usual reason a hesitant dog gets on with this range without much persuading.

The marine tail is the label's flourish. Krill meal and seaweed meal bring trace minerals, algae and spirulina are pigment and micronutrient sources, and green lipped mussel is the ingredient owners associate with joints. Running from 0.9% down to 0.02%, these are small entries. Take them as pleasant extras, not as the reason to buy the bag. Seaweed is naturally rich in iodine, and iodine is declared separately at 1.6 mg, so that corner of the mineral picture is accounted for.

Taurine is dosed at 1 g. A healthy dog makes its own, and seafood is naturally generous with it, but topping it up is sensible housekeeping on a fish based diet and it is good to see the figure printed.

Sold in 1.5kg, 6kg and 12kg bags.

As a guide, a 15kg adult in moderate condition eats about 228 grams a day here, working from an energy need of roughly 840 kcal daily, which is 110 × bodyweight^0.75, the standard maintenance sum. That runs a little above the label's own table, which asks 205 to 213 grams for a 16kg dog. Let the waistline settle it.