Forthglade

Forthglade Complete Senior Wholegrain: Lamb with Brown Rice review

Name: Forthglade Complete Senior Wholegrain: Lamb with Brown Rice
Brand: Forthglade

74.4/100Excellent

WetAdultSenior

Flavour

A soft, light senior tray in lamb or white fish, with the lamb in our Excellent band and the fish a step behind in Good. Glucosamine and chondroitin are written out in figures, and nearly every ingredient has a percentage beside it. Meat at 60% is a smaller share than Forthglade's adult recipes hold.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs carrying some stiffness
Dogs that suit a wholegrain, named plainly as brown rice
A dog put off by rich food: the white fish declares fat at just 3.5%
Dogs that need a bigger bowl for the same calories
Owners who want the vitamins dosed on the label

Worth watching

Salmon oil on both, so the lamb tray is not one animal
White fish names no species
Both calorie figures are our estimates, so treat them as a starting portion

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

How this scores

How we score

74.4/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. Light trays ask for more weight in the bowl, so start from the label's amount and adjust to condition.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Lamb 74.4
White Fish 60.1

Two recipes across Excellent and Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

A label that puts a figure on almost everything keeps the lamb tray level with the middle of a strong category, with the fish a step behind.

What's in it

Lamb60%
Brown rice6%Fibre and B vitamins with the starch, in a supporting role.
Carrots, peas4% each
MineralsAsh is high for wet food, usually bone coming through with the meat.
Chicory root extract0.45%A prebiotic.
Salmon oil, linseed oil0.15% eachReady-to-use marine omega 3 for an older dog. It also puts fish on a lamb label.
Dried seaweed, herbs (parsley, rosemary, nettle, camomile)herbs 0.12%Seaweed for iodine.
Glucosamine, chondroitin100mg/kg eachA maintenance level for joints that are simply getting older.
Yucca extract0.005%

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron and copper as chelates and iodine, all dosed per kilo.

Named ingredients

Lamb (60%), Brown Rice (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

Fat, dry matter: 29.5%; The fish is 14.0%.
Carbohydrate: 11.4% of dry matter; The fish is 30.0%.
Moisture: 78%; The wetter of the two; the fish is 75%.

The stronger tray of the two, and low in carbohydrate for a wet meal.

Both trays share one frame: 60% lamb or white fish, brown rice at 6%, carrots and peas at 4% each, then chicory root, salmon oil, linseed oil, seaweed and a named herb blend. Glucosamine and chondroitin are each printed at 100 mg/kg, and the vitamin and trace mineral panel is dosed.

Salmon oil puts fish on both labels. Ash is high for wet food on each, at 18.2% and 16.0% of dry matter. The animal ingredient is what moves the analysis: the fish brings far less fat, so its carbohydrate estimate runs much higher.

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

10%

Veg

7.6%

Oils

0.3%

Other

Pricing & size