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Growling Tums Adult Small Breed Salmon: Flavoursome Salmon & Potato review

Name: Growling Tums Adult Small Breed Salmon: Flavoursome Salmon & Potato
Brand: Growling Tums

52/100Good

DryAdult

A small-breed kibble that gives the whole animal side to one fish. Salmon makes up 44% of the recipe, and the label splits it into fresh, dried, oil and gravy with a figure for each. It finishes in our Good band, with potato, oats and maize doing the rest.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small dogs kept off chicken and red meat. Salmon is the only animal on the list
Owners who want the fresh and dried shares printed separately
Fussy little eaters, with 6% salmon oil and 2% salmon gravy for smell
Coat-conscious owners: the fat comes from named salmon oil
A short list, six things and done

Worth watching

Oats and maize follow the potato, so this is not a cereal-free bowl
All fish, which is the wrong bowl for a dog that has reacted to it
Protein at 23.9% of dry matter, a gentle level better suited to a steady small dog than a busy one

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

How this scores

How we score

52/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult small breeds. A small dog eats well under the 15kg guide, so scale down from the label's own table and let the waistline decide.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Flavoursome Salmon 52.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Transparency is the strong pillar here; modest protein and a fair weight of starch hold the rest back.

What's in it

Freshly prepared salmon23%Largely water, so most of it leaves in the oven.
Dried salmon13%Counts for more than its place suggests once the kibble is made.
Salmon oil6%Marine omega 3, named to the same fish as the meat.
Salmon gravy2%
Potato24%The main energy source.
Oats, maizeOats cook down gently with some fibre; maize is plain energy.
Beet pulp4%Sugar removed, soluble and insoluble fibre left.
Minerals

Every trace mineral has a printed dose per kilo, from iron at 50 mg down to selenium at 0.3 mg, with vitamin D3 at 2,250 IU.

No moisture declared, so the dry-matter and calorie figures assume a standard 8%.

Named ingredients

Salmon 44% (Including Freshly Prepared Salmon 23%, Dried Salmon 13%, Salmon Oil 6% & Salmon Gravy 2%), Potato (24%), Oats, Maize, Beet Pulp (4%), Minerals

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

340.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

22%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

52.6%

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

38%

Added water

Carbs

52.8%

Other

3.2%

Pricing & size