Forthglade

Forthglade Lightly Baked: Turkey review

Name: Forthglade Lightly Baked: Turkey
Brand: Forthglade

69.1/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

Three single-animal dry recipes, baked gently at lower heat than standard extrusion, which gives a crumblier kibble many dogs find easier to chew. Chicken, lamb and turkey are built the same way and swap only the animal. The chicken reaches our Excellent band, and not one bag carries fish oil or an unnamed fat.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Single protein plans: one animal per recipe, and no second species slips in through the fat or gravy
Keeping a dog off fish. No fish oil or fish meal in the range
Rotation feeding, swapping only the animal
Cereal free bowls, the starch coming from dried sweet potato and dried peas
A delicate gut. Chicory root extract at 0.5% and dried brewer's yeast are in all three

Worth watching

No calcium on any label, and all three are written for adults. Not for growth
Ash reads 10.9% of dry matter on the lamb and 10.3% on the turkey, against 8.2% on the chicken
Dried peas sit high on every recipe. Worth knowing if you steer a dog around pulses

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

How this scores

How we score

69.1/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Written for adult dogs. Before ordering, pick the animal your dog already eats well, since the three recipes differ in little else.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Chicken 71.0
Lamb 69.3
Turkey 69.1

Three recipes across Excellent and Good. Typical dry food: Good.

There is little between the three, so let the animal choose the bag, not our reading.

What's in it

Turkey: dried, fresh25% each, 50% in allHalf dried. That half survives the baking intact.
Dried sweet potato25%
Dried peasSecond on the plant side. One to note if you steer a dog around pulses.
Dried beet pulpFibre.
Turkey fatThe added fat, from the same bird.
Vegetarian gravyA plant flavour lift.
Dried alfalfaFibre and minerals.
Chicory root extract0.5%A real prebiotic dose.
Dried brewer's yeastOne of the best natural sources of B vitamins.
Dandelion leaf, marigold, yucca extractyucca 0.02%Traditional finishing touches at trace level.

Added per kilo: vitamin A 15000IU, vitamin D3 1500IU, vitamin E 100mg, plus zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium, each dosed in print.

No calcium declared, and the recipe is written for adults. Not one for a growing puppy.

Named ingredients

Turkey (50%)* (Dried Turkey 25%*, Fresh Turkey 25%*), Dried Sweet Potato (25%)*, Dried Peas*, Dried Beet Pulp*, Turkey Fat*, Vegetarian Gravy, Dried Alfalfa*, Minerals, Chicory Root Extract (0.5%)*, Dried Brewer's Yeast*, Dried Botanicals (Dandelion Leaf, Marigold)*, Yucca Extract (0.02%)*. *natural ingredient

Against the range

Fat, dry matter: 14.1%; The fattiest of three
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 37.6%; The lowest; up to 40.1%
Ash, dry matter: 10.3%; 8.2% on the Chicken

A good landing spot for a dog bored of chicken.

Every recipe is 50% its named animal, split between dried and fresh, with dried sweet potato at 25% or 26% leading the plant side. Dried peas and dried beet pulp follow, and no grain appears on any of the three labels. Protein converts to between 32.6% and 35.9% of dry matter and carbohydrate to between 37.6% and 40.1%.

There is no fish oil anywhere in the range, and every fat and gravy is named. None of the labels declares calcium or energy.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

339.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

31%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

9.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

33.7%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

10.3%

Carbs

37.6%

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

50%

Added water

2.8%

Carbs

42.1%

Veg

1.9%

Oils

2.2%

Other

Pricing & size