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Growling Tums Gourmet Adult Large Breed: Salmon review

Name: Growling Tums Gourmet Adult Large Breed: Salmon
Brand: Growling Tums

63.8/100Good

DryAdult

A grain-free fish kibble written around a big dog's frame, and it sits in our Good band. Salmon and trout make up 50%, and the joint trio carries a milligram dose each instead of a bare name. The list is short enough to read in the aisle.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed adults, the size it is portioned around
Joint support given as a dose: glucosamine and MSM at 170 mg, chondroitin at 125 mg per kilo
Dogs kept off land meat altogether
Big dogs with changeable digestion, with FOS and MOS both dosed
No cereal; sweet potato at 24% leads the plant side

Worth watching

Two fish share the headline, so no single-species trial for a dog reacting to salmon
No source given for the omega 3 supplement
Protein at 26.1% of dry matter is moderate for a big dog doing serious work
Copper is missing from a panel that doses everything else

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

How this scores

How we score

63.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adult dogs. A large dog eats well above the 15kg guide, so work up from the label's own table and let the waistline settle it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Salmon 63.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Named species, a printed fresh and dried split and dosed supplements are the signal behind this score, more than the pillar marks themselves.

What's in it

Freshly prepared salmon and trout33%Mostly water, much of it lost in the oven.
Dried salmon15%The part doing the heavy lifting in the finished kibble.
Salmon stock2%
Sweet potato24%
Peas, potatopeas 9%No cereal anywhere.
Beet pulp
Linseed, omega 3 supplementThe supplement's source is not given.
Minerals, asparagusasparagus 0.3%Asparagus is garnish.
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate170, 170 and 125 mg/kgDosed, the honest way to put them on a label.
FOS, MOS96 and 24 mg/kgFeed the bacteria of the large intestine.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, manganese and iodine, all dosed. No copper is printed.

No moisture figure, so dry matter readings use the standard 8% for a kibble.

Named ingredients

Salmon and Trout 50% (including Freshly Prepared Salmon & Freshly Prepared Trout 33%, Dried Salmon 15%, Salmon Stock 2%) Sweet Potato (24%), Peas (9%), Potato, Beet Pulp, Linseed, Omega 3 Supplement, Minerals, Asparagus (0.3%), Glucosamine (170 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (170 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 96 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS, 24 mg/kg)

Against the range

Salmon and trout are the only animals, at 50% with the fresh and dried split printed. Sweet potato, peas and potato carry the starch, with no cereal. Joint supplements and prebiotics all come with milligram doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

362 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

13%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

47.3%

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

48%

Added water

Carbs

39.1%

Other

10.9%

Pricing & size