Griffiths'

Griffiths' Original review

Name: Griffiths' Original
Brand: Griffiths'

55.9/100Good

DryAdult

About as short as a complete dry food label gets: six entries, with dried British and Irish beef at 37.0% behind whole British maize. A dried meat share that size is a serious number for a recipe this plain. It reads Good on our bands, level with the middle of the adult dry shelf.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that do best on the plainest possible dinner
Owners who want a country on the meat, as the beef is declared British and Irish
Fish-free homes. Nothing fishy appears on the label
Mixed households, with a feeding chart from the smallest dogs up to 40kg and over

Worth watching

Free range poultry fat names a family of birds, so beef is not the only animal for elimination purposes
Whole maize leads the list

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

How this scores

How we score

55.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. The label asks 150 to 250 grams for a dog between 10kg and 20kg, so let the waistline settle the exact amount.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Griffiths' Original 55.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It reaches the middle of the shelf by an unusual route: a named, country-sourced meat at a large share pulls up what a maize-heavy analysis gives away.

What's in it

Whole British maizeWhole grain keeps its germ and fibre. It is also why carbohydrate reaches an estimated 49.6% of dry matter.
Dried British and Irish beef37.0%Dried before mixing, so the kibble holds close to the full share. Few plain foods declare a dried meat this high.
Free range poultry fatPoultry could be chicken, turkey, duck or goose; the label does not say which.
Beet pulpThe standard choice for firm stools.
Calcium carbonateTops up calcium. With the bone from the dried meat, ash lands at 11.8% of dry matter.
Vitamins and minerals

Each trace element dosed per kilo, with zinc split between 70mg as the oxide and 30mg as a chelate, the more readily absorbed form.

No calcium figure is printed, and moisture is not declared, so the dry-matter figures assume 8%.

Named ingredients

Whole British Maize, Dried British & Irish Beef (37.0%), Free Range Poultry Fat, Beet Pulp, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamins & Minerals.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

347 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

9.5%

Fibre

Ash

10.9%

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

10.3%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

11.8%

Carbs

49.6%

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%

Carbs

45.4%

Oils

10.4%

Other

7.2%

Pricing & size