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GAIN Elite Grain Free Small Dogs: Adult Salmon review

Name: GAIN Elite Grain Free Small Dogs: Adult Salmon
Brand: Gain

60.7/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

Small-mouth grain-free kibbles, both in our Good band, each built on one named animal in fresh and dried form. For a dog that eats only a little, the bowl is full: 27.2% protein in dry matter. The label prints fresh and dried shares separately.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed adults, with kibble shaped and portioned to their size
Little dogs kept off cereal
Owners who want to see the meat broken into fresh and dried
Busy little dogs that burn through what they eat

Worth watching

Salmon oil in both and chicken fat in the salmon bag, so neither is fish or poultry free
Rich kibbles, so level the scoop on a quiet week

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

How this scores

How we score

60.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adults. The label asks around 98 to 113 grams a day for a 5kg to 6kg dog; check the table for your dog's weight.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Adult Salmon 60.7
Adult Chicken 59.0

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Fresh meat with a species attached and a useful dried share earn the band; the salmon edges ahead because more of its meat arrives dried.

What's in it

Fresh salmon25%
Peas
Dried salmon17%The largest dried meat share on either label.
Sweet potatoes, potato flakes
Chicken fatSo the fish billing covers the meat, not the whole bowl.
Salmon gravy4%
Dried beet pulp, linseed
Dried chicory
Salmon oil0.5%
Minerals, TruCal milk mineral complex1,000 mg/kg (TruCal)

Chicken fat is on the list, so this is not a poultry-free bag.

Named ingredients

Fresh salmon (25%), peas, dried salmon (17%), sweet potatoes, potato flakes, chicken fat, salmon gravy (4%), dried beet pulp, linseed, dried chicory (a natural source of FOS and inulin), salmon oil (0.5%), minerals, TruCal Milk Mineral Complex (1,000 mg/kg).

Against the range

Dried meat: Dried salmon 17%; Dried chicken 14% in the other.
Ash: 7%; 7.5% on the chicken.

The extra dried meat nudges this one just ahead of the chicken.

Both bags open on fresh meat at 25%, with peas second and the same animal in dried form third. Sweet potatoes and potato flakes finish the starch, and each recipe carries a gravy of its own animal. Chicken fat, linseed, salmon oil at 0.5%, dried chicory and TruCal milk minerals are shared. Protein converts to 27.2% of dry matter and fat to 15.2% on both.

Price and value

No bag size is listed for either recipe.

As a guide, the label asks 98 to 113 grams a day for a dog between 5kg and 6kg on the chicken recipe, and 97 to 112 grams for the same dog on the salmon. By 8kg those rise to 140 and 139 grams respectively.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

360.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

47.8%

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

46%

Carbs

47.6%

Veg

Oils

3.4%

Other

2.1%

Pricing & size