Growling Tums

Growling Tums Gourmet Senior Light: Turkey review

Name: Growling Tums Gourmet Senior Light: Turkey
Brand: Growling Tums

65.6/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A light turkey recipe for older dogs that earns a place in our Good band. Fat is held to 9.8% of dry matter while protein stays at 29.3%, the shape you want for a dog eating to lose weight. L-Carnitine is dosed at 500 mg per kilo, which tells you more than the word light on the bag.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs on a diet, with L-Carnitine printed at 500 mg per kilo
Seniors with tired joints: glucosamine and MSM at 170 mg and chondroitin at 125 mg per kilo
Dogs kept to one bird. Turkey is the only species the list names
Lightening a heavier dog while keeping protein up
Cereal-free households

Worth watching

An omega 3 supplement with no species given, so a strict elimination diet is not fully covered
Light by fat, not by bulk: carbohydrate is estimated at 47.9% of dry matter
Turkey only, so a dog reacting to poultry has nothing else in this recipe

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

How this scores

How we score

65.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. A dog being fed down to a target weight should eat below the guide amount, so start from the label's table and trim to the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Turkey 65.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A label that shows its working lifts transparency to Outstanding, while a high carbohydrate estimate holds nutritional balance back.

What's in it

Freshly prepared turkey27%Most of its water goes in the oven.
Dried turkey21%Does most of the work in the finished kibble.
Turkey stock2%Turkey reaches 50% across the three entries.
Sweet potato16%A modest lead for a starch.
Potato, peas8% peasNo cereal anywhere.
Beet pulp, linseedLinseed for plant omega 3.
Omega 3 supplementNo source species named.
Minerals, cranberry0.2% cranberry
Glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate170 mg/kg, 170 mg/kg, 125 mg/kgJoint support, measured out for the dog most likely to need it.
FOS, MOS96 mg/kg, 24 mg/kgPrebiotics for the large intestine.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, L-Carnitine at 500mg, and zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium, all as standard sulphate, iodate and selenite forms with doses printed.

Moisture is not declared, so the dry matter figures assume 8%.

Named ingredients

Turkey 50% (including Freshly Prepared Turkey 27%, Dried Turkey 21% & Turkey Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (16%), Potato, Peas (8%), Beet Pulp, Linseed, Omega 3 Supplement, Minerals, Cranberry (0.2%), 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

One turkey recipe with no cereal, the starch from sweet potato, potato and peas. Supplements, prebiotics and trace minerals are all printed as doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

343 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

8.5%

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

9.8%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

47.9%

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

29%

Added water

21%

Carbs

43.1%

Other

6.9%

Pricing & size