Gelert

Gelert Complete Puppy Variety Tins review

Name: Gelert Complete Puppy Variety Tins
Brand: Gelert

45/100Average

WetPuppy

A plain puppy tin sold as a mixed case, in our Average band. The label is written in broad headings, but the analysis behind them is strong: protein converts to 50.0% of dry matter and fat to 30.0%. It keeps the routine simple for a pup that clears a tin without persuading.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies who eat better from a tin than a bowl of biscuit, with three meats rotating
A protein-forward bowl for growth
A light drinker, with moisture at 80.0%
A spoonful of something soft to get a picky pup started on dry
Owners who like mineral doses in print, down to selenium at 0.089 mg/kg

Worth watching

Meat and animal derivatives beyond the named 4% each, so no exclusion trial can run on these
Cereals with rice named, so not grain free
No calcium figure, the number that matters most for a large or giant breed pup
Light at an estimated 88 kcal per 100g, so a growing pup gets through a good volume

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

How this scores

How we score

45/100Average

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. For a large or giant breed pup, ask Gelert for the calcium figure before you settle on these tins.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Gelert Complete Puppy Variety Tins 45.0

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The analysis is strong for a growth food and the four-heading composition holds the rest back, in a class where the typical tin does very well.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivativesMost of the animal content, with no species attributed; the mix can move between batches.
Chicken, lamb, turkey4% eachThe variety in Variety Tins, named inside the meat heading.
Cereals (rice)4% rice
Derivatives of vegetable originA wide heading, though little of the tin.
MineralsAsh converts to 15.0% of dry matter, with no calcium figure given.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, copper, manganese, iodine and selenium, all printed; the selenium is sodium selenite, the more common form.

No calcium figure on the label. For a large or giant breed pup, ask Gelert before you commit.

Named ingredients

Meat & Animal Derivatives (Chicken 4%), (Lamb 4%), (Turkey 4%), Cereals (Rice 4%), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin and Minerals. Nutritional Additives: Vitamin A 2,250 IU/kg, Vitamin D3 328 IU/kg, Vitamin E 26 mg. Trace Elements: Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate 67 mg/kg, Iron Sulphate Monohydrate 42mg/kg, Copper Sulphate Pentahydrate 9.6 mg/kg, Manganese Sulphate 6.3 mg/kg, Calcium Iodate Anhydrous 0.71 mg/kg, Sodium Selenite 0.089 mg/kg.

Against the range

A plain tinned growth food in a mixed case. The composition is four broad headings, with chicken, lamb and turkey each named at 4% inside the meat and rice at 4% inside the cereals. The headings account for little of the plant side: carbohydrate estimates at just 3.0% of dry matter. The vitamin and trace element panel is printed with its doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

88.1 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

10%

Fat

Fibre

0.4%

Ash

Moisture

80%

Dry weight

Protein

50%

Fat

30%

Fibre

Ash

15%

Carbs

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

69.4%

Added water

15%

Carbs

12.2%

Other

3.4%

Pricing & size