Gilpa

Gilpa Super Mix review

Name: Gilpa Super Mix
Brand: Gilpa

47.3/100Average

DryAdultSenior

Average band, mostly because wheat takes so much of the bowl. Gilpa's mixed kibble adds a coloured orange piece carrying potato, carrot and rice, and names salmon oil at 1.5% where many labels just say fish oil. For a sturdy adult that has never had bother with grain, it is an uncomplicated everyday feed.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Adult and older dogs of any size, with no breed limit on the label
Dogs that like a bit of variety underfoot, thanks to the orange piece
A named marine omega 3: salmon oil, declared
Older dogs with some joint wear. Green lipped mussel extract is on the list
Households whose dog has eaten wheat happily for years

Worth watching

Wheat first on the list, ahead of the meat
Poultry meal names chicken at 15% and leaves the rest of the bird unnamed
Salmon oil and mussel, so not fish free
Carbohydrate estimated at 57.1% of dry matter, where 46.2% is typical

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

How this scores

How we score

47.3/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The bag's chart runs from 130 grams at 10kg to 700 grams at 45kg, so a big dog goes through a bag a good deal faster.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Gilpa Super Mix 47.3

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Wheat ahead of the meat and a partly unnamed poultry meal hold it down, though the salmon oil and mussel extract are worth more than the score shows.

What's in it

WheatFirst on the list, and the grain with the longest history of upsetting sensitive dogs.
Poultry meal15% chickenAlready dried, so it counts for more than fresh meat gram for gram. The rest of the poultry stays a family name.
Chicken fatThe added fat.
MaizeWith the wheat, most of the energy.
Salmon oil1.5%Marine omega 3 a dog can use directly, with the species named.
Vitamins and mineralsNo dosed panel, so zinc, copper and calcium go unpublished.
Linseed0.6%The plant omega 3.
Potatoes and carrots, rice4% each, in the orange pieceThere for texture and interest. They garnish the food.
Yucca extract, mixed herbs
New Zealand green-lipped mussel extractThe joint entry, and a useful one on a food that expects to feed older dogs.

No calcium figure on the label, as the vitamins and minerals are not broken out into a panel.

Named ingredients

Wheat, poultry meal (15% chicken), chicken fat, maize, salmon oil (1.5%), vitamins and minerals, linseed (0.6%), potatoes and carrots (4% potatoes and carrots in the orange piece), rice (4% rice in the orange piece), yucca extract, mixed herbs, extract of New Zealand green-lipped Mussel.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

337 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

20%

Fat

10%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

22%

Fat

11%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

6.6%

Carbs

57.1%

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

26.5%

Carbs

57.9%

Oils

9.8%

Other

5.7%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £1.83 (RRP)
Pack: 15kg (the "Pack Sizes Available" block; the shop's Size dropdown offers 15KG)
A 15kg dog eats: 220 to 370 g a day, 295 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.54

About 295 grams a day for a 15kg adult, at £0.54 a day.

Budget end of the market for a dry food, though a little dear for what the analysis shows.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.