Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle Adult With Oatmeal: duck review

Name: Golden Eagle Adult With Oatmeal: duck
Brand: Golden Eagle

54.5/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

A steady, unfussy grain-inclusive kibble for a dog with no quarrel with rice and oats. One named meat meal heads each bag and the grains do the rest. Both land in our Good band, the salmon a fraction ahead.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that eat rice and oats happily
A named meat meal heading the list
Calmer, less busy dogs: fat is 13% on the duck and 12% on the salmon
Multi-dog homes. Both come in the same 2kg, 6kg and 12kg bags

Worth watching

Chicken in both bags and salmon oil in the duck, so neither keeps a dog off chicken or fish
Carbohydrate at 48.4% and 49.8% of dry matter, a shade above typical

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

How this scores

How we score

54.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. Portion to the waistline, not the scoop.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

salmon 55.8
duck 54.5

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A solid, old-fashioned construction: clear labelling lifts it, and a gentle protein level with plenty of grain holds it in place.

What's in it

Duck meal25%Weighed dry, so the share holds through the oven.
Wholegrain brown rice, wholegrain white rice, oatmealThe backbone. Oats bring fibre and minerals.
Refined chicken fatThe added fat, and chicken in a duck bag.
Whole linseed, tomato pomace, beet pulpPlant omega 3, then fibre.
Egg3%Small, but about as easy for a dog to use as protein gets.
Peas, carrot, lucerne
Salmon oil, chicken liver gravyMarine omega 3, and gravy for taste.
Monosodium phosphate, salt (Natrox), potassium chlorideSome added salt is normal in dry food.
Seaweed, yucca, dried apple, cranberrySeaweed for iodine.
Joint Care Pack, selenium, beta carotene, L-carnitineThe Joint Care Pack names neither contents nor dose.

Refined chicken fat and salmon oil, so this bag is neither chicken free nor fish free.

Named ingredients

Duck Meal (25%), Wholegrain Brown Rice, Wholegrain White Rice, Oatmeal, Refined Chicken Fat, Whole Linseed, Tomato Pomace, Beet Pulp, Egg (3%), Peas, Carrot, Lucerne, Salmon Oil, Chicken Liver Gravy, Monosodium Phosphate, Salt (Natrox), Potassium Chloride, Seaweed, Yucca, Dried Apple, Joint Care Pack, Cranberry, Selenium, Beta Carotene, L-Carnitine, Minerals, Vitamins.

Against the range

Meat: Duck meal 25%; Salmon meal 26% in the other.
Added fat: Refined chicken fat; Salmon oil in the other.
Fat: 13%; 12% in the salmon.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 48.4%; 49.8% in the salmon.

The bag for a dog that suits duck, with chicken fat doing the oiling.

Each bag leads with one named meat meal, duck at 25% or salmon at 26%, already dried so it holds its share through the oven. Wholegrain brown and white rice and oatmeal carry the rest, with egg at 3%, whole linseed, beet pulp, lucerne and peas behind.

Both declare salt, and both close on yucca, a Joint Care Pack that names neither contents nor dose, selenium, beta carotene and L-carnitine. Chicken appears in both bags.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

343.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

22%

Fat

13%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.7%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

4.1%

Ash

9.5%

Carbs

48.4%

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

28.2%

Carbs

62.1%

Veg

2.5%

Oils

4.1%

Other

Pricing & size