Forthglade

Forthglade Complete Grain Free Senior: Lamb review

Name: Forthglade Complete Grain Free Senior: Lamb
Brand: Forthglade

78.4/100Excellent

WetAdultSenior

Flavour

Forthglade's lighter wet meal for older dogs, with both recipes in our Excellent band. Where most senior claims stop at a word, this one prints a figure for glucosamine and chondroitin. The trays are light on energy, so an older dog eating less still gets a full meal's worth of bowl.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs stiffening at the joints
Dogs that have gone off richer food. The lamb is an estimated 94 kcal per 100g, the turkey 98
Grain-avoiding homes, with squash and peas as the only starch
Settling a sensitive gut: chicory root extract at 0.45% is there as a prebiotic
A reluctant drinker, since the lamb is 78.0% moisture

Worth watching

Salmon oil puts fish on both labels, so neither is a one-animal food for an elimination trial
Ash is high for wet food, up to 20.0% of dry matter on the turkey
Seaweed carries no percentage, which matters if you are watching iodine closely

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

How this scores

How we score

78.4/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. A dog under the vet for kidney or urinary trouble needs the vet to choose the diet first.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Lamb 78.4
Turkey 76.8

All two Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

A printed joint dose and a deliberately light calorie count still finish only a shade behind Forthglade's adult trays, which is a solid showing for a senior recipe.

What's in it

Lamb60%The only animal ingredient apart from the salmon oil.
Butternut squash, carrots, peas6% down to 4%Generous for a wet meal, and every one carries a percentage.
Minerals
Chicory root extract0.45%Prebiotic.
Salmon oil0.15%Marine omega 3, and the reason fish is on the allergen list.
Linseed oil0.15%Plant omega 3 beside it.
Dried seaweedIodine and trace minerals, no share given.
Herbs: parsley, rosemary, nettle, camomile0.12%
Glucosamine, chondroitin100mg/kg eachThe reason the senior badge is on the box. A supporting level for everyday maintenance.
Yucca extract0.005%

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, copper and iodine, all dosed, the zinc and copper chelated to glycine, a form dogs tend to absorb well.

Named ingredients

Lamb (60%), Butternut Squash (6%), Carrots (4%), Peas (4%), Minerals, Chicory Root Extract (0.45%), Salmon Oil (0.15%), Linseed Oil (0.15%), Dried Seaweed, Herbs (Parsley, Rosemary, Nettle, Camomile) (0.12%), Glucosamine (100mg/kg), Chondroitin (100mg/kg), Yucca Extract (0.005%). *natural ingredient

Against the range

Moisture: 78.0%; The turkey is 75.0%.
Energy: About 94 kcal per 100g; 98 on the turkey.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 11.4%; 18.0% on the turkey.
Fat, dry matter: 29.5%; 24.0% on the turkey.

The wetter, lighter tray of the two, and the one whose nutritional balance reads Outstanding.

Both trays are built the same way: one meat at 60%, then butternut squash at 6%, carrots and peas at 4% each, with no cereal. Salmon oil and linseed oil at 0.15% each, chicory root extract, seaweed, a named herb blend and yucca make up the tail.

Glucosamine and chondroitin are printed at 100 mg/kg on both, and the vitamin and trace mineral panel is identical, with zinc and copper chelated to glycine. What varies is moisture, fat and carbohydrate.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

93.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

8.5%

Fat

6.5%

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

78%

Dry weight

Protein

38.6%

Fat

29.5%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

18.2%

Carbs

11.4%

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

60%

Added water

15.1%

Carbs

Veg

13.6%

Oils

0.3%

Other

Pricing & size