GreenAcres

GreenAcres Small Breed: Lamb & Rice review

Name: GreenAcres Small Breed: Lamb & Rice
Brand: GreenAcres

58.1/100Good

DryAdult

A small-bite lamb kibble for little dogs that get on better away from poultry, and it sits in our Good band. Lamb meal at 29% leads ahead of white rice at 23.5%. The lamb carries right through into the fat and the digest.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small dogs only, the one size the bag is written for
Dogs that come out itchy on chicken: lamb is the only land animal on the list
Owners who want meat ahead of cereal on the label
Little dogs with early joint niggles, with glucosamine at 300mg/kg

Worth watching

Salmon oil at 1%, the one fish entry
Pea protein above the halfway mark, so some of the protein is plant
Ash at 9.5% from the bone in a meat meal, worth knowing on a mineral-restricted diet

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

How this scores

How we score

58.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed adults. Most small dogs eat a fraction of a 15kg dog's share: the label asks 90 to 150 grams for a dog between 5kg and 10kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Lamb 58.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The balance is ordinary; the honesty of the naming, with the meat pinned to one species from meal to fat, is what lifts it.

What's in it

Lamb meal29%Water already removed, so the figure survives the oven.
White rice23.5%The main starch.
Barley, oats, brown rice7%, 4.5% rice
Lamb fatThe added fat, from the same animal.
Pea proteinPlant protein, above the halfway mark.
Linseed, salmon oil1% salmon oilThe omega 3 sources. Salmon oil is the one animal entry that is not lamb.
Lamb digest3%The palatant, still lamb.
Beet pulp, dried peas, alfalfaFibre.
Glucosamine, chicory root, yucca extract300mg/kg, 1000mg/kg, 200mg/kgJoint support, a prebiotic, and yucca aimed at kennel odour.
Seaweed, tomato, carrot, green tea, cranberry, rosemary extractCarotenoids and antioxidants; rosemary preserves the fats.

Vitamin A at 36000 IU and vitamin E at 190mg per kilo, with every trace mineral printed against a figure, all in sulphate or selenite form.

No calcium figure on the label.

Named ingredients

Lamb Meal (29%), White Rice (23.5%), Barley (7%), Oats, Lamb Fat, Pea Protein, Linseed, Brown Rice (4.5%), Lamb Digest (3%), Beet Pulp, Dried Peas, Alfalfa, Salmon Oil (1%), Minerals, Seaweed Meal, Dried Tomato, Dried Carrot, Chicory Root (1000mg/kg), Green Tea, Glucosamine (300mg/kg), Yucca Extract (200mg/kg), Dried Cranberry, Rosemary Extract.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

371 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

13.5%

Fibre

Ash

9.5%

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

14.7%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

10.3%

Carbs

46.7%

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

32%

Carbs

58.9%

Veg

1.3%

Oils

5.5%

Other

2.4%

Pricing & size