Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle Chicken Formula review

Name: Golden Eagle Chicken Formula
Brand: Golden Eagle

60/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

A grain-inclusive kibble that stacks several named animals instead of betting on one, in our Good band. Chicken meal leads at 26%, with pork, salmon and egg behind it. It is a capable everyday all-rounder, written for puppies and adults from the same bag.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A house with a pup and a grown dog, one label covering both
A broad amino acid spread: chicken, pork and salmon meal plus egg
Busy, active dogs, fat declared at 15%
Owners happy to see wholegrain rice and oatmeal on the list

Worth watching

Five animal sources in one bag, too many for tracking down a food trigger
A Joint Care Pack listed by name only, no components and no dose
Calcium at 1.65% of dry matter, a shade high for a large breed puppy

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

How this scores

How we score

60/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies and adults of every size. For a large breed puppy, the calcium figure is the check, and the smaller breeds suit it better for growth.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Golden Eagle Chicken Formula 60.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A label named from top to bottom and a lowish carbohydrate load are what hold it in the middle of the field.

What's in it

Chicken meal26%Water already out, so little is lost by the time it is kibble.
Wholegrain white rice, wholegrain brown riceGentle on most digestions once cooked.
Refined chicken fat
Oatmeal, potatoOats bring fibre and minerals with their starch.
Pork meal5%Unusual in a British kibble, and a different amino acid balance.
Whole linseed, tomato pomace, beet pulpPlant omega 3 and fibre.
Egg, salmon meal3% eachEgg is among the most usable proteins a dog can have.
Peas, carrot, lucerne, salmon oil, chicken liver gravy
Mono sodium phosphate, salt, potassium chloride, seaweed, yucca
Joint Care Pack, dried apple, cranberry, selenium, beta carotene, L-carnitine, minerals, vitaminsThe joint pack names nothing inside it; worth asking the maker.

Calcium works out at 1.65% of dry matter, a shade above the level wanted for a large breed puppy.

Named ingredients

Chicken Meal (26%), Wholegrain White Rice, Wholegrain Brown Rice, Refined Chicken Fat, Oatmeal, Potato, Pork Meal (5%), Whole Linseed, Tomato Pomace, Beet Pulp, Egg (3%), Salmon Meal (3%), Peas, Carrot, Lucerne, Salmon Oil, Chicken Liver Gravy, Mono Sodium Phosphate, Salt (Natrox), Potassium Chloride, Seaweed, Yucca, Joint Care Pack, Dried Apple, Cranberry, Selenium, Beta Carotene, L-Carnitine, Minerals, Vitamins

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

351.1 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

15%

Fibre

3.6%

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.6%

Fat

16.5%

Fibre

Ash

9.3%

Carbs

41.6%

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

37.1%

Carbs

54.3%

Veg

1.5%

Oils

5.4%

Other

1.7%

Pricing & size