Grace

Grace Absolute review

Name: Grace Absolute
Brand: Grace

71/100Excellent

DryPuppyAdult

A grain-free duck kibble that prints its joint doses where most foods only make a claim. Freshly prepared duck leads at 45% and sweet potato carries the starch. One recipe covers puppies to seniors, and it finishes in our Excellent band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older or stiffening dogs: glucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane at 1600.5 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 1125 mg/kg
A large-breed puppy, with calcium at 1.58% of dry matter inside the growth window
Homes feeding all three ages from one bag
Dogs off cereal altogether
Busy, hard-working dogs, at 388 kcal per 100 grams

Worth watching

White fish at 11% names no species, so no strict fish elimination
Duck, white fish and quail together, a lot to meet when narrowing down a trigger
Ash at 9.8% of dry matter, for a dog on a restricted mineral intake

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

How this scores

How we score

71/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Start from the maker's chart and let your dog's ribs settle the portion.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Grace Absolute 71.0

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Excellent where most adult dry food stops at Good, held back only by the water fresh meat loses in the oven.

What's in it

Freshly prepared duck45%Most of its weight leaves as water in the oven.
Sweet potato21%The only starch that counts.
Dried white fish11%Lean protein, species not named.
Freshly prepared carrot6%Unusual to see declared fresh at that level.
Dried duck, duck fat, duck stock5%, 4%, 1%The fat stays on the same bird.
Freshly prepared quail4%A third animal.
Linseed, carob, mineralsPlant omega 3; carob is mildly binding.
Glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate1600.5, 1600.5, 1125 mg/kgA generous printed dose.
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides2190, 600 mg/kgPrebiotics.
Dried fruit, vegetables and herbs, apple to pumpkin

Vitamins A, D3 and E, and trace minerals dosed in print, zinc at a generous 128 mg per kilo, all sulphates apart from the iodine.

Three animals in one bag, with the white fish unnamed.

Named ingredients

Freshly Prepared Duck (45%), Sweet Potato (21%), Dried White Fish (11%), Freshly Prepared Carrot (6%), Dried Duck(5%), Freshly Prepared Quail (4%), Duck Fat (4%), Linseed, Duck Stock (1%), Carob, Minerals, Glucosamine 1600.5 mg/kg, Methylsulfonylmethane 1600.5 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 1125 mg/kg), Fructooligosaccharides (2190 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (600 mg/kg), Dried Apple, Dried Broccoli, Dried Cranberry, Dried Mulberry, Dried Pear, Dried Spinach, Oregano, Sage, Thyme, Parsley, Marjoram, Turmeric, Pumpkin

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

388 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

19%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

32.6%

Fat

20.7%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

33.1%

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

66%

Carbs

21%

Veg

6.1%

Oils

Other

2.9%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £5.83 (RRP)
Pack: 2 kg (was, 4 kg, 6 kg, 8 kg, 10 kg, 12 kg, 24 kg (2 x 12 kg), Working 15 kg (was, Working 30 kg, 500 g Treat Pack, Trial pack (free, new customers, one per household)
A 15kg dog eats: 170 g a day
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.99

About 170 grams a day for a 15kg dog on the maker's chart.

Good value for the recipe at its current price.

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