Forthglade

Forthglade Cold Pressed Puppies & Small Dogs review

Name: Forthglade Cold Pressed Puppies & Small Dogs
Brand: Forthglade

62/100Good

Cold pressedPuppyAdult

Forthglade's turkey recipe pressed into a smaller pellet for smaller mouths. The turkey is split between fresh and dried on the label, and glucosamine and chondroitin are printed at 300mg/kg each. The tail of fruit, botanicals and prebiotics is the one the rest of the pressed range carries.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed puppies and adults, with a pellet and feeding chart built around them
Turkey as the named meat, at 32.5% in fresh and dried forms
Growing and older small dogs alike, as one bag covers puppy to senior
Little breeds prone to joint trouble
Owners who want to know which ingredients met heat before pressing

Worth watching

Chicken fat, salmon oil and egg powder, so not chicken, fish or egg free
The feeding chart stops at 15kg, so bigger dogs in the house need a different bag
No calcium figure printed

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

How this scores

How we score

62/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small dogs from puppy to senior. The chart gives 200 to 225 grams a day for a dog of 12.5kg to 15kg; for a puppy of unusual size, follow the maker's own advice.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Forthglade Cold Pressed Puppies & Small Dogs 62.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A named turkey lead and a printed joint pair earn its place; the starch load is what keeps it from climbing higher.

What's in it

Turkey: freshly prepared 17.5%, dried ground 15%32.5%The dried part carries most of the protein. Lean and easy to digest.
Dried sweet potato26%
Dried peasReal starch duty, with some fibre.
GelatineA collagen protein.
Chicken fatNamed, but it puts chicken in a turkey bag.
Dried beet pulp, brewer's yeast
Dried fruit: apples, pears, blueberries, cranberries2.3%
Salmon oil, flaxseed oil, egg powder1% salmon oil
Botanicals, MOS, chicory extract, seaweed, camomile, yucca0.6% botanicalsPrebiotics for the gut, seaweed for iodine.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate300mg/kg eachSmall breeds are more prone to kneecap trouble than their size suggests.

Vitamins A, D3, E and C, with copper, zinc, iron and manganese each as a sulphate or oxide plus a glycine chelate.

No calcium figure on the label, the one gap in a well documented list.

Named ingredients

Turkey 32.5% (17.5% freshly prepared turkey, 15% dried ground turkey)†, Dried Sweet Potato (26%)†, Dried Peas*†, Gelatine*, Chicken Fat*†, Dried Beet Pulp*†, Dried Fruit (2.3%: apples, pears, blueberries, cranberries), Brewer's Yeast†, Salmon Oil (1%)†, Dried Botanicals (0.6%: Fennel, Nettle, Dandelion), Mannan-oligosaccharide*, Egg Powder*†, Chicory Extract*†, Dried Seaweed*, Camomile*, Flaxseed Oil*†, Glucosamine (300mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (300mg/kg), Yucca Extract (0.02%)*. *natural ingredients. † ingredients thermally pre-treated prior to cold pressing.

Against the range

One cold-pressed turkey recipe in a smaller pellet. Turkey at 32.5% is declared fresh and dried, with sweet potato and peas taking more of the bag than the meat. The label marks which ingredients were heated before pressing, and the additive panel is published in full.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

328 kcal/100g

Protein

24.5%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

6.3%

Dry weight

Protein

26.6%

Fat

13%

Fibre

3.6%

Ash

6.8%

Carbs

50%

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

33.1%

Carbs

50.5%

Veg

3.3%

Oils

5.1%

Other

Pricing & size