Gelert

Gelert Country Choice Grain Free Adult: Turkey review

Name: Gelert Country Choice Grain Free Adult: Turkey
Brand: Gelert

67.2/100Good

DryAdultSenior

Flavour

A two-protein grain-free range on dried meat and sweet potato, both recipes in our Good band. Neither brings in a second named animal, which makes the pair easy to read for a dog with a short list of safe proteins. A dosed joint pair sits on both labels.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Adult and older dogs on a grain-free bowl
Dogs kept on one meat
Stiffening seniors and big dogs, with glucosamine at 125 mg/kg and chondroitin at 50 mg/kg
A fish-free home: no fish meal or fish oil anywhere
Swapping protein now and then without changing anything else

Worth watching

The joint pair is animal-derived with no species named, which matters in a strict elimination trial
Ash at 12.1% of dry matter, for a dog on a vet-led mineral restriction
Herbs grouped at 0.1% with no names

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

How this scores

How we score

67.2/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. A 15 kg adult needs about 225 grams a day as a rough estimate, so start there and adjust to condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Lamb 69.2
Turkey 67.2

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Dried meat that survives the oven and a carbohydrate load under the typical do most of the work; nutritional balance is the pillar that lags.

What's in it

Turkey: meal and digest37%Already dried, so the share is close to what the kibble holds. The only animal named.
Sweet potato30%Most of the starch; no grain anywhere.
Potato, pea starch10%, 4%
Rapeseed oil4%The only added fat, named outright.
LinseedPlant omega 3. No fish in the bag.
Beet pulp, lucerne4% (beet pulp)Fibre.
Yeast, carrot, tomato powder, marigoldSeasoning more than substance.
Minerals, seaweed mealMinerals as one word with no doses; seaweed brings iodine.
Glucosamine, chondroitin125 mg/kg, 50 mg/kgDosed, which few labels at this level bother with.
Herbs, yucca, cranberry0.1%, 200 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg

Named ingredients

Turkey (37%) (Turkey Meal Longdog, Turkey Digest), Sweet Potato (30%), Potato (10%), Beet Pulp (4%), Rapeseed Oil (4%), Pea Starch (4%), Linseed, Lucerne, Yeast, Carrot, Minerals, Tomato Powder, Seaweed Meal, Glucosamine (125 mg/kg), Chondroitin (50 mg/kg), Herbs (0.1%), Yucca (200 mg/kg), Cranberry (100 mg/kg), Marigold.

Against the range

Meat: Turkey, 37%; Lamb, 42%
Protein, dry matter: 29.7%; 27.5% on the lamb
Sweet potato: 30%; 28% on the lamb

The lighter meat of the two, and some older dogs find it easier going.

Both recipes lead on dried meat, lamb at 42% or turkey at 37%, as meal and digest, with sweet potato, potato and pea starch in place of grain. Rapeseed oil is the only added fat and no fish appears. Glucosamine and chondroitin are dosed on both, and ash reaches 12.1% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

326 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

10.5%

Fibre

Ash

11%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.7%

Fat

11.5%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

12.1%

Carbs

43.4%

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

37%

Carbs

48%

Veg

2.1%

Oils

Other

8.9%

Pricing & size