GreenAcres

GreenAcres Light/Senior review

Name: GreenAcres Light/Senior
Brand: GreenAcres

54.5/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A lean, rice-led kibble for older dogs and adults carrying a little extra, with fat held to 8.5%. Turkey is the only land animal from the meal to the fat, which makes it easy to reason about. It lands in our Good band, level with the typical adult dry food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs whose appetite has outlasted their exercise
Keeping a weight problem in check, with a feeding chart up to 60kg
Dogs that need turkey and no other land animal
Stiffening joints: glucosamine at 300mg/kg, chondroitin at 230mg/kg

Worth watching

Salmon oil at 1%, for a dog kept clear of fish
Protein at 20.0%, gentle for an older dog holding on to muscle

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

How this scores

How we score

54.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of every size. The label asks 180 to 230 grams a day for a 15kg adult, a narrow span, so let the waistline settle it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

GreenAcres Light/Senior 54.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A light and senior food is meant to run leaner than average, and starch is the usual trade for that.

What's in it

White rice33%Among the easiest starches for a dog to break down.
Turkey meal20%The protein.
Barley, oats10%Fibre and micronutrients from the barley.
Beet pulp, dried peasStool quality, and a little plant protein.
Linseed
Brown rice4.5%
Turkey digest, turkey fat3%The palatant that keeps an older appetite interested, and the added fat.
Salmon oil1%Small and doing real work for skin, coat and joints. Genuinely fish.
Chicory root, yucca extract1000mg/kg, 200mg/kgA prebiotic, and yucca aimed squarely at kennel smells.
Glucosamine, chondroitin300mg/kg, 230mg/kgThe joint pair, dosed.

Printed in full per kilo, all minerals as sulphates, with vitamin A generous at 36000 IU; a thorough bit of label writing for a food this plain.

Named ingredients

White Rice (33%), Turkey Meal (20%), Barley (10%), Oats, Beet Pulp, Dried Peas, Linseed, Brown Rice (4.5%), Turkey Digest (3%), Turkey Fat, Alfalfa, Salmon Oil (1%), Minerals, Seaweed Meal, Parsley, Nettle, Chicory Root (1000mg/kg), Dried Cranberry, Glucosamine (300mg/kg), Chondroitin (230mg/kg), Yucca Extract (200mg/kg), Rosemary Extract.

Against the range

Every land animal on the list is turkey: the meal at 20%, the digest and the fat. White rice at 33% leads, with barley, oats and brown rice behind, so carbohydrate is estimated at 56.7% of dry matter. Salmon oil at 1% is the one fish entry.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

351 kcal/100g

Protein

20%

Fat

8.5%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

22%

Fat

9.3%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

9.3%

Carbs

56.7%

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

23%

Carbs

71.3%

Veg

1.4%

Oils

Other

2.3%

Pricing & size