Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle Adult With Oatmeal: salmon review

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

55.8/100Good

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

55.8/100Good

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

Salmon

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

Salmon meal26%
Oatmeal, wholegrain white rice, wholegrain brown riceOats climb ahead of both rices here.
Salmon oilThe added fat, so protein and omega 3 come from the same fish.
Beet pulp, whole linseed
Carrot
Egg3%
Peas, lucerne, chicken liverChicken liver, so not chicken free.
Monosodium phosphate, salt, potassium chloride
Seaweed, yucca, dried apple, cranberry
Joint Care Pack, selenium, beta carotene, L-carnitineNo dose for the Joint Care Pack.

Named ingredients

Salmon Meal (26%), Oatmeal, Wholegrain White Rice, Wholegrain Brown Rice, Salmon Oil, Beet Pulp, Whole Linseed, Carrot, Egg (3%), Peas, Lucerne, Chicken Liver, Monosodium Phosphate, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Seaweed, Yucca, Dried Apple, Joint Care Pack, Cranberry, Selenium, Beta Carotene L-Carnitine, Minerals, Vitamins.

Against the range

Meat: Salmon meal 26%; Duck meal 25% in the other.
Added fat: Salmon oil; Refined chicken fat in the duck.
Fat: 12%; 13% in the duck.

The leaner of the pair, with fish doing both jobs.

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

339 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

22%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

13%

Fibre

4.1%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

49.8%

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

29.6%

Carbs

62.9%

Veg

1.3%

Oils

3.8%

Other

2.5%

Pricing & size