Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle Hypo-allergenic Adult: Duck & Potato 26/12 Grain Free review

Name: Golden Eagle Hypo-allergenic Adult: Duck & Potato 26/12 Grain Free
Brand: Golden Eagle

56.2/100Good

DryAdultSenior

Flavour

A deliberately short, grain-free kibble in duck or salmon, both in our Good band. Every animal entry in each bag comes from one species, with no unnamed fat or borrowed fish oil. That discipline is exactly what an elimination trial needs, and most foods fail to manage it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs on an elimination trial
Owners avoiding cereal altogether
Unsettled digestions, with sugar beet pulp, MOS, FOS and a probiotic
Older dogs on a steadier ration, at 12% fat

Worth watching

Microhealth, Biohealth and Lactohealth close the list with nothing behind the names
One bag size only, 10kg, so a small dog will take a while to finish it

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

How this scores

How we score

56.2/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. Weigh the first week's portions, then adjust by condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Duck 56.2
Salmon 56.0

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A general nutrition score cannot see what the recipe is for; judged on that job, a short single-species list, it does what it says.

What's in it

Duck mealmin 29%Dried before weighing, so its share holds through cooking.
Potatomin 29%The only starch, chosen because few dogs have met it and reacted.
Sugar beet pulpSoluble and insoluble fibre.
Duck fat, linseedNamed fat on the same bird. Linseed is the only omega 3 source.
Brewers yeast, duck liver gravyB vitamins, and the gravy keeps to duck.
Yucca, kelpKelp for iodine; yucca for the smell of the results.
L-carnitine, beta-carotene
Beta-glucans (MOS), inulin (FOS), probioticsFood for the good gut bacteria, plus a live probiotic.
Vitamins and minerals, Microhealth, Biohealth, LactohealthThree brand names the label does not explain. Only the maker can say what is in them.

Named ingredients

Duck Meal (min 29%), Potato (min 29%), Sugar Beet Pulp, Duck Fat, Linseed, Brewers Yeast, Duck Liver Gravy, Yucca, Kelp, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene, Beta-Glucans (MOS), Inulin (FOS), Probiotics (Dfm), Vitamins and Minerals, Microhealth™, Biohealth™ and Lactohealth™.

Against the range

Meat: Duck meal, fat and liver gravy; Salmon meal, oil and liver gravy.
Omega 3: Plant, from linseed; Marine, from salmon oil.
Fish: None at all; Fish is the whole animal side.

The fish-free choice for a trial, trading marine omega 3 for a clean bird-only label.

Each recipe uses one animal carried the whole way through, as meal, fat and liver gravy, with potato as effectively the only starch. Both meat meal and potato are declared at a minimum of 29%, and the two recipes share an identical analysis. Sugar beet pulp, MOS, FOS and a declared probiotic make up the gut package, and three trademarked blends close the list without naming their contents.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

335.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.4%

Ash

9.8%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

13%

Fibre

3.7%

Ash

10.7%

Carbs

44.3%

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

32.7%

Carbs

49.8%

Veg

0.9%

Oils

6.7%

Other

9.8%

Pricing & size