Hero by Asda

Hero by Asda Working Dog Dry review

Name: Hero by Asda Working Dog Dry
Brand: Hero by Asda

29.5/100Poor

DryAdult

Poor on our scale, and a label that will not name its meat, its grain or its oil. Meat and animal derivatives are declared at a comparatively generous 28%. At 331 kcal per 100g it feeds a working dog by volume, which is why the portions run so large.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Working dogs and hard exercising adults, the dogs this label is aimed at
Several active dogs fed out of the same 17kg sack
Big appetites. The feeding guide runs to 780 grams a day at the top

Worth watching

A pet dog on ordinary walks needs well under the printed amounts
Chicken at 4% is the only animal named, so no use for an exclusion diet

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

How this scores

How we score

29.5/100Poor

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyAverage

ValuePoor

The details

Dog fit

Pitched at adult working dogs. For a companion dog, start well below the chart and watch the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hero by Asda Working Dog Dry 29.5

All one Poor. Typical dry food: Good.

Almost every entry names a category where an ingredient should be, which leaves a reader nothing to check; fed to the dog it names, it is a plain working ration.

What's in it

CerealsFirst on the list, with no grain named.
Meat and animal derivatives, incl. chicken28% (4%)Parts of land animals not sold for human food, good and ordinary alike.
Vegetables, incl. peas4%
Oils and fatsNo source named.
Derivatives of vegetable origin
Minerals
Chicory root0.1%Inulin, a prebiotic fibre.

Vitamins A, D3 and E and six trace minerals with doses printed, as plain oxides and sulphates.

Carbohydrate is estimated at 52.2% of dry matter, and no moisture figure is printed.

Named ingredients

Cereals, Meat and Animal Derivatives 28% (Including 4% Chicken), Vegetables (4% Peas), Oils and Fats, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Minerals, Chicory Root (0.1%)

Against the range

A single working dog kibble in a big sack, built from category terms: cereals, meat and animal derivatives, vegetables, oils and fats. Chicken at 4% is the only species named.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

331 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

8.5%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

9.2%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

52.2%

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

28%

Carbs

46.6%

Veg

14.4%

Oils

7.7%

Other

3.3%

Pricing & size