Forthglade

Forthglade Complete Senior Wholegrain: White Fish with Brown Rice review

Name: Forthglade Complete Senior Wholegrain: White Fish with Brown Rice
Brand: Forthglade

60.1/100Good

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

60.1/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

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

Fish

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

White fish60%A category, not a species.
Brown rice6%
Carrots, peas4% each
Minerals
Chicory root extract0.45%A prebiotic.
Salmon oil, linseed oil0.15% eachMarine and plant omega 3.
Dried seaweed, herbs (parsley, rosemary, nettle, camomile)herbs 0.12%
Glucosamine, chondroitin100mg/kg each
Yucca extract0.005%

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

White fish names no species, which matters for a dog that reacts to one fish in particular.

Named ingredients

White Fish (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: 14.0%; The lamb is 29.5%.
Carbohydrate: 30.0% of dry matter; The lamb is 11.4%.
Energy: 89 kcal per 100g, estimated; 94 on the lamb.

The lighter tray, for an older dog that finds richer food heavy going.

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

89.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

9.5%

Fat

3.5%

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

75%

Dry weight

Protein

38%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

16%

Carbs

30%

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