Husse

Husse Digest Giant review

Name: Husse Digest Giant
Brand: Husse

50.4/100Good

DryAdult

A lamb and rice recipe for sensitive stomachs, rewritten for a big dog, and it lands in our Good band. Glucosamine goes in at 500 mg per kilo. The feeding table starts at 25kg, and the list stays short.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large dogs whose stomachs have never been reliable
Heavy frames, with glucosamine declared at 500 mg per kilo
Dogs between 25kg and 45kg, the range the feeding table is written for
Fewer ingredients: the list stops well short of a page
Calories without the volume, at 392 kcal per 100 grams

Worth watching

Glucosamine but no chondroitin, so keep up any existing joint plan
Salt has a line of its own, for a dog on a sodium limit
Salmon fifth and salmon oil further down, so fish as well as lamb
Animal fat and hydrolysed protein with no species

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

How this scores

How we score

50.4/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adult dogs; the label asks 250 to 350 grams a day for a dog between 25kg and 35kg. For an elimination trial, the unnamed fat and protein are the lines that get in the way.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Husse Digest Giant 50.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The ordinary things are done right, and the recipe saves its ambition for keeping a large, easily upset dog comfortable.

What's in it

LambThe leading meat, though maybe not the only one.
Rice, rice flourEasy to digest, and no surprises bag to bag.
Animal fatNo species named.
Salmon, linseedFish in a lamb recipe.
Yeast, vegetable fibresThe roughage.
Hydrolysed animal proteinAlso unnamed.
Salmon oil, salt, potassium chlorideMarine omega 3 for skin and coat; salt for palatability.
Fructo-oligosaccharides0.3%Feeds the friendly bacteria.
Lecithin, sea algae, rosemary
Glucosamine500 mg/kgThe big-dog addition, dosed in print.

A thorough printed panel: vitamins A, D3, E and C with iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc in two forms and selenium, plus clinoptilolite clay as a binder.

Named ingredients

Lamb, rice, rice flour, animal fat, salmon, linseed, yeast, vegetable fibres, hydrolysed animal protein, salmon oil, salt, fructo-oligosaccharides (0.3%), potassium chloride, lecithin, sea algae, glucosamine (500 mg/kg), rosemary.

Against the range

One sensitive-stomach recipe sized for big dogs. Lamb leads, rice and rice flour carry the starch, and salmon with its oil adds marine omega 3. Glucosamine is dosed for heavy joints, and moisture is declared, not assumed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

392.4 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

7.9%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.6%

Carbs

47.4%

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

46.9%

Carbs

41.5%

Veg

1.2%

Oils

5.7%

Other

4.6%

Pricing & size