Heights Farm

Heights Farm Adult Extra Joint Care Grain Free Salmon And Potato review

Name: Heights Farm Adult Extra Joint Care Grain Free Salmon And Potato
Brand: Heights Farm

58.3/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A single-fish, grain-free kibble built around ageing knees, and it reads Good in our scoring. Salmon is the only animal on the label. Glucosamine and green lipped mussel are folded in for the joints, and the label lists seniors as well as adults.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that need every animal ingredient kept to one species
Older or creakier dogs, with glucosamine and green lipped mussel in the recipe
Grain-free homes. Potato and peas do the binding
Trialling before committing, with a 2kg bag beside the 15kg

Worth watching

No dose for the glucosamine or the mussel
Denser than usual at 390 kcal per 100g against a typical 357, so measure the bowl
Fish carries the whole recipe, which cannot flex if salmon stops agreeing with your dog

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

How this scores

How we score

58.3/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. Keeping a dog lean is the kindest thing for its joints, so weigh portions from the start.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Heights Farm Adult Extra Joint Care Grain Free Salmon And Potato 58.3

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It keeps pace with the field on a steady score, and its strong suit is what the label declares more than what goes into the bowl.

What's in it

Salmon26%The headline figure, though water is most of its weight before baking.
Potato, peas26% and 20%A different starch from grain, not noticeably less of it.
Salmon meal, salmon oilThe meal goes in dry and brings more protein than its place suggests. Every animal ingredient is the same fish.
Unmolassed beet pulpSugars stripped out; gentle fibre.
Full fat linseedPlant omega 3 beside the salmon oil.
Alfalfa, seaweed, carrot, yeast
Dicalcium phosphate, sodium chloride
Mannan oligosaccharidesThe prebiotic touch.
Glucosamine, green lipped musselThe Extra Joint Care of the name. Undosed, so read the pair as a nudge built into the food.
Yucca schidigera, rosemaryYucca for softer stool odour.

Vitamins A, D and E with iron, copper, manganese, selenium and zinc, part of the zinc as an amino acid chelate that a dog takes up more readily.

Named ingredients

Salmon (26%), Potato (26%), Peas (20%), Salmon Meal, Salmon Oil, Unmolassed Beet Pulp, Full Fat Linseed, Alfalfa, Seaweed, Carrot, Yeast, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Chloride, Mannan Oligosaccharides, Glucosamine, Green Lipped Mussel, Yucca Schidigera, Rosemary

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

390 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

15%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

26.7%

Fat

16.7%

Fibre

3.9%

Ash

7.8%

Carbs

44.9%

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

38.9%

Carbs

51.4%

Veg

2.9%

Oils

5.9%

Other

0.8%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £2.80 (RRP)
Pack: 2 kg, 15 kg - also sold as a 30 kg (2 x 15 kg) bundle with Kronch salmon treats
A 15kg dog eats: 185 to 365 g a day, 275 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.77

For dogs from 10kg to 25kg the guide runs from 185 to 365 grams a day, and the waistline places your dog in that band.

Budget end of the dry market, though still a premium against what the analysis shows.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.