Gain

GAIN Crunchy review

Name: GAIN Crunchy
Brand: Gain

18.4/100Poor

DryAdult

A plain everyday adult kibble written entirely in legal category headings, with no species named and no percentage against any item. That brevity is what puts it in our Poor band. The analysis itself is gentle: protein at 21.7% of dry matter and fat at 9.8%.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Multi-dog homes. One bag is written for adults from toy to giant
Steady adults in a quiet routine, fat declared at 9.0% and energy at 328 kcal per 100g
Dogs watching the waistline, where a measured scoop matters most
Dogs that have eaten simple kibble for years and never reacted to a food

Worth watching

No animal or grain named, so nothing to anchor a test diet on
Carbohydrate estimated at 56.5% of dry matter against the 46.2% typical
Category headings let the recipe shift between batches, which a delicate stomach can notice

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

How this scores

How we score

18.4/100Poor

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyPoor

ValuePoor

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. The bag's feeding table runs heavier than our estimate, so weigh the scoop and go by your dog's waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

GAIN Crunchy 18.4

All one Poor. Typical dry food: Good.

The Poor reading comes from what the list keeps back, and a band cannot tell you how a particular dog gets on with plain food like this.

What's in it

CerealsThe widest grain heading the rules allow: wheat, maize, barley, rice or oats in any mix, and it can change next season.
Meat & animal derivativesLand animals only, since fish falls outside the definition. Could be muscle and organ or something plainer.
Derivatives of vegetable origin
Oils & fatsSource not given.
Products from the processing of plants

No vitamin or trace mineral dosing is printed with the list, and moisture is not declared, so the dry matter figures assume 8%.

Named ingredients

Cereals, Meat & animal derivatives, Derivatives of vegetable origin, Oils & fats, Products from the processing of plants.

Against the range

Price and value

Sold in 9kg, 15kg and 18kg bags.

For a 15kg adult dog in moderate condition, expect roughly 256 grams a day, based on about 840 kcal daily (110 × bodyweight^0.75, the standard maintenance estimate). The bag's own table asks 315 grams for a 20kg dog and 430 grams for a 30kg dog. Where the two differ, go by your dog's waistline.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

328.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

20%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

21.7%

Fat

9.8%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

56.5%

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

28.3%

Carbs

61.9%

Oils

Other

3.9%

Pricing & size