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Guru Tasty Tucker review

Name: Guru Tasty Tucker
Brand: Guru

65.9/100Good

Cold pressedPuppyAdult

One cold-pressed recipe signed off for puppies, adults and seniors of every size, and it sits in our Good band, just behind the middle of its field. Dried chicken leads at 27% and the tail is where Guru shows its hand: green lipped mussels, glucosamine and chondroitin, all named.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Homes with dogs of different ages sharing one bag
Dogs that bolt their food. The cold-pressed pellet breaks up quickly once it is down
Older or heavier dogs, with glucosamine, chondroitin and green lipped mussels on the list
Owners who want the meat named: chicken and white fish, both outright
Several dogs fed at once, with a 13kg bag on offer

Worth watching

Rice, sweet potato, potato and peas take a large share, so it does not fit a grain-free plan
White fish and green lipped mussels, one for a fish or shellfish free household
Calcium at 1.73% of dry matter, above the growth allowance for a large-breed puppy

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

How this scores

How we score

65.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for every life stage and every size. Guru's own guide puts a 15kg adult at 180 grams a day; a giant-breed pup is the case where the calcium figure matters.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Guru Tasty Tucker 65.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Named meat and an honest list carry it; the size of the rice, potato and pea fraction is what holds it back.

What's in it

Dried ground chicken27%Already water free, so worth more in the bowl than the same figure for fresh meat.
Brown whole grain rice, thermally pre-treated26%Pre-treated so the starch digests properly.
Dried ground white fish6%A second animal, with a different fat profile.
Sweet potato, potato, peas
Cold pressed oils: rapeseed, linseedThe only fat source; linseed brings plant omega 3.
Chicory pulp, apple, broad beans, alfalfa, blackcurrant, carrotChicory is prebiotic fibre.
GelatineThe one entry that never names its animal.
MOS, FOS
Glucosamine, green lipped mussels, chondroitinFor joints. No dose printed.
Yucca, parsley, rosemary, green tea extract

Calcium at 1.73% of dry matter runs higher than a large-breed puppy needs while the frame is building.

Named ingredients

Dried Ground Chicken (27%), Brown Whole Grain Rice (thermally pre-treated), (26%), Dried Ground White Fish (6%), Sweet Potato, Potato, Peas, Cold Pressed oils (rapeseed & linseed), Chicory Pulp, Apple, Broad Beans, Alfalfa, Blackcurrant, Carrot, Gelatine, MOS, FOS, Glucosamine, Yucca, Green Lipped Mussels, Parsley, Rosemary, Green Tea Extract, Chondroitin.

Against the range

A cold-pressed pellet led by dried ground chicken at 27% and brown rice at 26%, with dried white fish at 6% as a second animal. Fat is low for the format, converting to 10.8% of dry matter, and carbohydrate runs to 45.2%. Joint and herb extras fill the tail, none of them dosed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

327.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

27.5%

Fat

10%

Fibre

4.8%

Ash

8.4%

Moisture

7.5%

Dry weight

Protein

29.7%

Fat

10.8%

Fibre

5.2%

Ash

9.1%

Carbs

45.2%

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

33%

Carbs

37.1%

Veg

2.2%

Oils

1.4%

Other

26.3%

Pricing & size