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Flourish Senior / Light: Turkey with Rice review

Name: Flourish Senior / Light: Turkey with Rice
Brand: Flourish

52.1/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A gentle turkey and rice kibble for older dogs and adults asked to ease off, sitting in our Good band. Its best trait is honest dosing: the joint trio, the prebiotics and every added mineral carry a number. The grain does most of the carrying, and the meat share is a quarter.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs, with glucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane at 178 mg/kg each and chondroitin sulphate at 125 mg/kg
Adults carrying a little extra. Fat is 8% and L-Carnitine is on the panel
Dogs that get on with grain
One named bird: turkey is the only meat
Unsettled digestions, with FOS at 970 mg/kg alongside chicory extract and beet pulp

Worth watching

Protein at a gentle 21.7% of dry matter, which may be too little for a lean dog with muscle to hold
Estimated carbohydrate at 58.8% of dry matter against the 46.2% typical of adult dry food
An omega 3 supplement with no source, so this cannot anchor a strict fish-free trial

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

How this scores

How we score

52.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. A settled stomach and a waistline to watch is the dog it suits; an older dog doing less will often eat a little under the guide.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Turkey 52.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The grain-heavy, gentle analysis keeps the score in the middle, and those are the figures a senior and light recipe is aiming at.

What's in it

Turkey: dried 17%, freshly prepared 5%, fat 2%, gravy 2%26%Dried leads, so the meat keeps its bulk in the oven. Turkey is leaner than chicken and reliably tempting.
Brown rice, white rice23% eachAbout the easiest grain a dog can be given.
Oats18%Fibre, manganese and B vitamins.
Beet pulp, linseed, alfalfaFibre, and linseed for plant omega 3.
Minerals, seaweed
Omega 3 supplement
FOS, chicory extract970 mg/kg, 0.05%Two prebiotics at a real dose.
Dandelion, yucca extract190 mg/kg yuccaYucca is there to keep the garden smelling better.
Glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate178, 178, 125 mg/kgA joint pack with real doses.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with L-Carnitine at 24 mg per kilo, and every trace mineral printed with its dose.

The omega 3 supplement is the one unnamed entry, so ask Flourish before a fish-free trial.

Named ingredients

Turkey 26% (Including Dried Turkey 17%, Freshly Prepared Turkey 5%, Turkey Fat 2% & Turkey Gravy 2%), Brown Rice (23%), White Rice (23%), Oats (18%), Beet Pulp, Linseed, Alfalfa, Minerals, Seaweed, Omega 3 Supplement, Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 970 mg/kg), Chicory Extract (0.05%), Dandelion, Yucca Extract (190 mg/kg), Glucosamine (178 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (178 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg)

Against the range

One turkey and rice recipe for older dogs and adults who need to ease off. Around two thirds of it is rice and oats.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

342 kcal/100g

Protein

20%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

21.7%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

6.5%

Carbs

58.8%

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

24%

Added water

Carbs

69%

Veg

Other

Pricing & size