Gentle

Gentle Small Bites review

Name: Gentle Small Bites
Brand: Gentle

63.4/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

A Good-band small kibble with one of the most openly written labels we see. Dried chicken at 28% and dried duck at 9% supply the meat, brown rice the starch, and herring oil the marine omega 3. Every root, herb and mineral down the tail is named.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small dogs at any age. The kibble is sized for their mouths
Close label readers, as nothing here hides behind a category
Dogs that do well on marine omega 3, from herring oil at 6.5% and sea algae at 2%
Older small dogs with stiff joints. Green lipped mussel meat is declared at 0.5%
A puppy and an old timer fed from one bag, with a chart for each stage

Worth watching

Chicken, duck, egg and herring together, so no single protein diet
Maize germ at 5%. The oil-rich part of the grain, but still maize
Carbohydrate estimated at 48.5% of dry matter, a little above the 46.2% typical

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

How this scores

How we score

63.4/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small dogs from puppyhood to the senior years. The label asks 60 grams a day for a 5kg adult, so check the chart for your dog's weight before ordering a big bag.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Gentle Small Bites 63.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Named ingredients and a clean analysis earn it level footing with the typical dry food, and the carbohydrate share stops it climbing.

What's in it

Dried ground chicken meat28%Water already out, so the percentage holds through cooking.
Brown rice (thermally pre-treated)28%Cooked before it joins the mix. Among the gentlest cereals.
Dried ground duck meat9%
Herring oil6.5%Marine omega 3, named to species.
Maize germ, rice germ5% eachThe bud of the grain: oils and vitamins, not bulk starch.
Rapeseed oil, linseed oil3% each
Beet vulgaris, sea algae3%, 2%
Dried vegetable and herb mixtures, dried egg yolk1.5% down to 1%Parsnip to chamomile, every one named. The chicory brings inulin as a prebiotic.
Yucca, silica, green mineral clay1% down to 0.6%Silica and clay are inert binders that help the kibble hold its shape.
Green lipped mussel meat0.5%The joint entry.

Copper, manganese and zinc come as glycine chelates, generally the better absorbed form, alongside a full B vitamin set, vitamin C and choline chloride.

Named ingredients

Dried Ground Chicken Meat (28%), Brown Rice (thermally pre-treated)(28%), Dried Ground Duck Meat (9%), Herring Oil (6.5%), Maize Germ (5%), Rice Germ (5%), Rapeseed Oil (3%), Linseed Oil (3%), Beet Vulgaris (3%), Sea Algae (2%), Dried Vegetable Mixture (parsnip, chard, celery, chicory, parsley roots) (1.5%), Dried Herb Mixture (stinging nettle, fennel, caraway, chamomile) (1%), Dried Egg Yolk (1%), Yucca Schidigera (dried and ground) (1%), Silica (0.8%), Green Mineral Clay (0.6%), Green Lipped Mussel Meat (0.5%)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

341.7 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26.8%

Fat

10.8%

Fibre

Ash

6.8%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.1%

Fat

11.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.4%

Carbs

48.5%

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

38.9%

Carbs

38.4%

Veg

3.5%

Oils

12.6%

Other

6.5%

Pricing & size